2. Access Your Data Resource Advisor Features
Resource Advisor is Schneider Electric’s enterprise-level StruxureWare software Customizable Homepage
application and part of the EcoStruxure architecture. Resource Advisor provides
Site Dashboards
secure access to data, reports and summaries to drive your energy and
sustainability programs. Localized Preferences
Resource Advisor’s standard features provide plenty of functionality, but some Data Entry Module
users require additional customization to meet their specific needs. We work
Commodities Forecasting
with you to build Resource Advisor to the specifications you prefer. You won’t
pay for features you won’t use, and you’ll have the ability to personalize and Market Pricing
configure your experience for maximum efficiency.
Data-Driven Analysis
Cost & Usage Reporting
Interactive Map
Summary Data
Custom Reporting
Sustainability Homepage
Carbon Emissions
Data Collection
Environmental Metrics
Carbon Inventories
Invoices
Goals & Forecasts
Project Management
Recommendations
Hedge Reporting
Savings
Audited. Verified. Accurate.
Variance Reporting
Resource Advisor combines quality assurance and data capture capabilities Business Analytics
into one energy and carbon management solution. Enterprises that depend
on audited and verified data that other software or internal spreadsheets can’t Environmental Trading
guarantee will appreciate Resource Advisor’s uncompromising approach to
data accuracy. Sub-Sites
Meter Integration
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3. Customize Your Experience
Resource Advisor can be customized to meet your needs and configured to your unique preferences.
While Resource Advisor arrives with plenty of new features, you only pay for the functionality you need
to achieve objectives. Resource Advisor can be further configured by multiple users with easy-to-add
widgets throughout the site.
1 Customizable Homepage 3 Sub-Sites
Resource Advisor gives each user within your enterprise the ability to See your data at a more granular level and make comparisons
customize a personal dashboard with frequently accessed reports, within a single facility with the Sub-Sites Upgrade. Then, benchmark
projects, budgets and more. Whatever your interest, drag and drop information that you define, such as production levels, sales volume
widgets to design your dashboard. by department or energy usage by area.
2 Site Dashboards 4 Data Entry Module
Your individual sites also come with their own dashboards.A simple Resource Advisor gives you the flexibility to manually enter data
click takes you to a site detail page where you can quickly access all that’s important to you. Sales volume, units produced, employee
information for a specific site. count. You decide. The Data Entry Module also provides data
validation in real time. When validation tests identify inaccurate or
Localized Preferences incomplete data, Resource Advisor alerts the user to either amend
or approve the data. Then, the module tracks all changes to data
In addition to customization options for currency and units of measure,
entered and provides details of validation tests and user approvals
Resource Advisor can be independently configured by each user and
for failed tests.
accommodates more than a dozen languages.
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Monitor the Markets
Summit’s energy analysts model key futures markets and dozens of energy index points across the
globe. This analysis and information populates special updates aimed at keeping you well-informed
of market opportunity and market risk.
Commodities Forecasting Market Pricing Data-Driven Analysis
Summit models key commodities to arrive at Timely updates on pricing and market Summit provides data-driven analysis for
probabilistic outcomes for future price levels. developments support our recommendations global energy commodities and renewable
and keep you abreast of price trends. markets to enable sound decision-making.
Resource Advisor
4. Know Your Spend Usage
You and your stakeholders need accurate, timely spend and usage information. Resource Advisor
delivers a robust set of tools to help collect, analyze and report on your cost and consumption at
the macro or micro level.
Cost Usage Reporting Summary Data
See snapshots of spend and Resource Advisor lets you not
usage across your enterprise only access summary data, but
within the divisions or site groups specific site information also.
you specify. Quickly drill down to specifics
for any site or meter.
Interactive Map Custom Reporting
An interactive map powered by Custom reporting tools let
our extensive database displays you build virtually any report
the latest activity for each site with imaginable. Reports can be
one-click access to all details. sent automatically on a
schedule you specify.
Control Your Environmental Impact
Facing pressure from around the globe to curb emissions and become more efficient by reducing water
consumption and waste, companies require accurate and timely environmental reporting. Resource
Advisor allows you to establish and track your carbon, water and waste footprints and communicate the
results of your reduction efforts to key stakeholders.
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1 Sustainability Homepage
The sustainability homepage provides a snapshot of your emission
profile and serves as a centralized tool to communicate corporate
goals and missions.
2 Carbon Emissions
Carbon emissions are reported and segmented by source, scope and
pollutant and can be indexed to various metrics you specify.
3 Carbon Inventories
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Control your carbon footprint by building and managing multiple
inventories for different sets of facilities or objectives. You’ll have access
to a library of emission factors necessary to comply with and report to
governing bodies around the globe.
4 Data Collection
Data collection summaries allow you to quickly see where data is
complete and where more information is required.
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5. Track Performance
Resource Advisor lets you track your energy and sustainability program’s performance across a
number of criteria. You also can keep track of savings and cost avoidance opportunities Summit has
harvested on your behalf.
1 Hedge Reporting 3 Environmental Trading
Hedge reporting and intuitive site callouts keep you apprised of your Optimize your environmental hedge positions on carbon, renewable
risk management program performance. energy and emissions credits. You have the ability to input progress
on key trading programs and forecast financial impacts.
2 Business Analytics
Use drag-and-drop functionality to configure charts by selecting the 4 Savings
facilities and metrics you want to track and benchmark against each Savings reports allow you to analyze the financial impact of
other with the Business Analytics Module. initiatives and recommendations made by Summit.
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Manage Projects Scenarios
Resource Advisor puts key documents and projects at your fingertips with the Projects Scenarios
Module. Built-in project warehouse and scenario planning components are enhanced by goal setting
and forecasting functionality, which allow you to see potential impacts prior to inception. Resource
Advisor also delivers easy access to invoices, contracts and documented recommendations.
Invoices
With Resource Advisor, your energy invoices are
quickly accessible. Easily view, print or save invoice
images from various places within the site.
Goals Forecasts
Create goals at any level in the enterprise and monitor
progress toward completion. Resource Advisor lets
you communicate to key stakeholders whether your
goals are qualitative or quantitative.
Projects Scenarios
Create your own projects to track metrics
and enter key milestones. Project scenario Recommendations
planning lets you display abatement curves Summit puts a stake in the ground and makes
and visualize project impacts. Connect your independent and unbiased recommendations, then
projects to goals and forecasts, assets or thoroughly documents them in various forms.
other enterprise details and manage the
progress of your projects with ease.
6. Manage. Know. Track. Monitor. Control. Customize.
Test Drive Resource Advisor
Whether its standard features meet your needs or you prefer a
more customized user-experience, you’ll find Resource Advisor
a fast, flexible business tool.
To schedule a demonstration of Resource Advisor:
866.90.SUMMIT or visit summitenergy.com/resourceadvisor