Abstract
This Energy Insights report details the example of American Electric Power, a
utility taking a leadership role in sustainability and the use of information
technology to help manage carbon emissions. The report describes the business
challenges faced by this power generator, the selection and adoption of
information technology - in this case software as a service - and the benefits
and lessons learned in the course of the initiative. According to Energy
Insights analyst, Jill Feblowitz, "Power generators seeking to improve their
corporate performance with respect to emissions need to assemble new and
existing technologies to support reporting, alerting, collaboration, and
business and operational intelligence. The effort will also require a
corporatewide initiative focused on carbon management, along with reorienting
employees to pay attention to and manage carbon emissions."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Energy Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Situation Overview
- Current Industry Dynamics
- Climate Change Is the Buzz in Utility Boardrooms
- Power Generators Have Large Carbon Footprints
- Cap and Trade: At What Price Carbon?
- Figure: EU ETS Carbon Market Price and Volumes
- Generation Companies Are Stepping Up to the Plate
- Table: Overview of Registries, Exchanges, and Utilities Coalitions
- The Approach
- Business Drivers
- Figure: AEP Nitrous Oxide Emissions
- Figure: AEP Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
- Figure: AEP Carbon Dioxide Emissions
- The Challenge
- Solution Description
- Selecting the Solution
- Architecture: A Key Ingredient
- Implementing the Solution
- Table: Emissions Management Source Data
- Figure: Internal Applications Integrated with Compliance Application
- Implementation Challenges
- Business Value
- Increased Efficiency Frees Time for Compliance Activities
- Documented Processes to Mitigate Aging Workforce
- Improved Visibility and Collaboration Speed Resolution
- Reduced Notices of Violation
- Lessons Learned
- Figure: Future Plans for Data Hub at AEP
- Sustainability
- Making It Stick
- Essential Guidance
- Reporting
- Role-Based Access
- Alerting
- Collaborative Workspace
- Business and Operational Intelligence
- Figure: Assembly of Technologies for Carbon Management
- Actions to Consider
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
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