Meo Energy – ICT for carbon footprint reduction

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Meo Energy – ICT for carbon footprint reduction

1. ICT for carbon footprint reduction

Framework

� One of PT’s goals is to acquire sustainability along the value chain;

� Rationalize the carbon footprint and contribute for the rationalization of its client’s carbon footprint

is another goal to achieve during the current triennium;

�More than ever, energy consumption is a very important matter for companies and families, either

because of its cost or for its carbon footprint.

Concept

� Develop services and solutions that allow costumers to wisely manage their energetic consumption

leading at the same time to budget and carbon footprint saves;leading at the same time to budget and carbon footprint saves;

� Incorporate “Green IT” solutions in PT’s commercial offer.

Objectives

� Create, develop, test, promote and trade a communication solution that will lead to 20% to 40%

families' electric energy consumption savings;

� This solution is based on an equipment and interactive service associated to the PT’s triple play offer

– MEO – , and will highlight the client’s domestic energy spending as well as the areas prone to greater

savings;

� The solution presented is MEO Energy.

2. MEO Energy – What is it?

MEO Energy is a new service, based on an equipment that connects to the electric board and allows the

display of domestic electric consumption on TV – Interactive MEO – providing information's on:

�Energy consumption in a choice of time periods;

� Cost forecast, depending on previous consumptions;

� What is the best price plan, taking into consideration the domestic electric consumption profile.

With MEO Energy the client can adopt the best domestic energy saving practices:

�Saving on consumptions and waste reduction;

�Acknowledging and controlling electric consumptions, without comfort prejudice;�Acknowledging and controlling electric consumptions, without comfort prejudice;

�Choosing the electric power and price plan most suitable for the client;

�Following the advice and recommendation on energy savings.

MEO Energy is an innovative MEO Energy is an innovative

domestic carbon footprint and domestic carbon footprint and

budget management solution!budget management solution!

3. MEO Energy – Solution characteristics

The solution consists of:

An electric current meter, with a wireless transmitter, placed

on the electric board;

A data collection advice that connects to the client’s MEO

Router;

A digital LCD screen, to have immediate consumption

visualization.

After installing the equipment, the client has to

register at www.meo.pt/energy

Name and address where the equipment is installed;

E-mail address;

Electric power and price plan contracted with electric

energy the supplier;

The equipment identifier (ID).

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4.MEO Energy – Service advantadges

MEO Energy has 4 categories of information (vertical navigation):

Consumption

Price Plans

Recommendations

Settings

� Allows the client to understand how the various equipments and lightening are consuming � Allows the client to understand how the various equipments and lightening are consuming

energy;

� This way, it becomes easier to change consumption behaviour, increasing domestic budget

and carbon footprint savings.

MEO Energy displays graphics of electric

consumption in 4 time periods:

�Daily – hourly;

�Weakly – from Monday to Sunday;

�Monthly – daily;

�Annually – monthly.

For each time period, it is possible to see:

�The consumption in Euros;

�The consumption in kWh;

�The matching carbon footprint.

5.MEO Energy – Managing the Carbon Footprint

With this service, the client can visualize:

�The Carbon Dioxide emissions (in CO₂

kg), associated to the electric energy

consumption;

�The number of trees needed to nullify

the CO₂ emissions effect;

�A colour bar, placing the domestic

consumption made.

�� MEO Energy, allows the client to assess the environmental impact of the consumptions made MEO Energy, allows the client to assess the environmental impact of the consumptions made

and:and:

Build a better environmental awareness and more responsible consumption behaviour;Build a better environmental awareness and more responsible consumption behaviour;

Contribute to families’ carbon footprint reduction;Contribute to families’ carbon footprint reduction;

Boost a more sustainable society.Boost a more sustainable society.

�� With this service, With this service, PT PT seeks to strength its ecological and environmental responsibility and seeks to strength its ecological and environmental responsibility and

promote families’ responsible consumption.promote families’ responsible consumption.

�� MEO Energy, allows the client to assess the environmental impact of the consumptions made MEO Energy, allows the client to assess the environmental impact of the consumptions made

and:and:

Build a better environmental awareness and more responsible consumption behaviour;Build a better environmental awareness and more responsible consumption behaviour;

Contribute to families’ carbon footprint reduction;Contribute to families’ carbon footprint reduction;

Boost a more sustainable society.Boost a more sustainable society.

�� With this service, With this service, PT PT seeks to strength its ecological and environmental responsibility and seeks to strength its ecological and environmental responsibility and

promote families’ responsible consumption.promote families’ responsible consumption.

6.MEO Energy – Managing the domestic budget

The client has access to a comparative chart that

displays for the different time periods (day, week,

month and year):1- Current consumption values;

2- Values for the previously assessed consumptions;

3- Linear forecast for the consumption expected until the

end of each time period.

The Price Plan tool allows the client to simulate a

monthly cost forecast for each one of the

�� MEO Energy, allows the client to assess the current consumption deviation comparing with MEO Energy, allows the client to assess the current consumption deviation comparing with

the usual consumptions, evaluating costs for each time period. As a result, the client can:the usual consumptions, evaluating costs for each time period. As a result, the client can:

•• Manage domestic budget based on consumptions knowledge;Manage domestic budget based on consumptions knowledge;

•• Boost a better domestic sustainability.Boost a better domestic sustainability.

�� With this service, PT reinforces its social and environmental sustainability, promoting client’s With this service, PT reinforces its social and environmental sustainability, promoting client’s

responsible domestic consumption.responsible domestic consumption.

�� MEO Energy, allows the client to assess the current consumption deviation comparing with MEO Energy, allows the client to assess the current consumption deviation comparing with

the usual consumptions, evaluating costs for each time period. As a result, the client can:the usual consumptions, evaluating costs for each time period. As a result, the client can:

•• Manage domestic budget based on consumptions knowledge;Manage domestic budget based on consumptions knowledge;

•• Boost a better domestic sustainability.Boost a better domestic sustainability.

�� With this service, PT reinforces its social and environmental sustainability, promoting client’s With this service, PT reinforces its social and environmental sustainability, promoting client’s

responsible domestic consumption.responsible domestic consumption.

monthly cost forecast for each one of the

electricity supplier price plans, choosing this way

the most suitable tariff.

7.MEO Energy – Identify areas with potential for consumption reduction

MEO Energy has a variety of recommendations for domestic electric

consumption reduction, with the corresponding carbon footprint saving.

Consumption reduction:

•At Home;

•Away from Home.

Lightning:

•Care for the lightning;

•illumination types.

Domestic appliances:

•Dishwasher, washing machine and

tumble dryer;

•Oven and microwaves;

•Fridge / freezer;

•Small household appliances.

Acclimatization:

•Care for the isolation;

•Heating types.

8.MEO Energy – a Family’s Testimony

Characteristics

Family:

Couple and one child.

Apartment:

T2 on the city's outskirts.

Main household appliances:

Oven, ceramic hob, microwaves, coffee maker, fridge, 2 TVs with MEO Service, electric

heating, washing machine / tumble dryer, dishwasher, 2 laptops, DVD player.

Using MEO Energy

This service helped the family to optimize consumption behaviour. Gradually, they started to:

� Make a better use of the washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher, using these only

when full and in shorter and lower temperature programmes;

� Set the fridge to suitable temperature and avoid placing hot food inside;

� Defrost food at room temperature, avoiding microwave use and for this…

� Cook larger amounts of food at the same time, to be consumed in more than one day, for

example soup, being reheated later;

� Make a better use of the oven;

� Use the microwaves to warm the baby’s milk instead of the kettle or the ceramic hob;

� During summertime open windows more often to make the air flow, avoiding an abusive

use of the air-conditioning system; �Turn of the lights every time a room is empty;

�Only warm room divisions when people are there and it is actually needed;

�Unplug all appliances with stand by that are not being used recurrently;

�Change the illumination to energy saving light bulbs and maximize solar lightning use.

10.MEO Energy – Outcomes

In the months previous to MEO Energy installation, the

average consumption was 210 kWh/month. Currently the

family only consumes 135 kWh/month (-36%).

With With MeoMeo Energy, and for an Energy, and for an With With MeoMeo Energy, and for an Energy, and for an

average consumption behaviour, average consumption behaviour,

we estimate 20% to 40% energy we estimate 20% to 40% energy

and carbon footprint savings.and carbon footprint savings.