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The energy bill rose. Which asset changed?

Connect energy, fuel and water readings to the assets using them. Review changes in consumption and trace an emissions calculation back to its reading and approved factor, so the next investigation starts with evidence.

  • Readings linked to assets
  • Units checked on receipt
  • People review recommended work
Start with the reading. Connect it to its source and asset.
Locate the change

Compare resource use by asset and metric over time.

Trace the calculation

Retain the formula, factor version and calculation evidence.

Decide what to inspect

Review rising-use recommendations alongside maintenance context.

The total is visible. The explanation is missing.

A report can show rising consumption without telling the maintenance team where to look.

Connect the reading to a decision.

  1. Today: Readings live apart from the asset

    Sensor data has no useful connection to equipment history.

    With Imara Nexus: Give readings an asset context

    Register each device or channel and the metrics it may report for the asset.

  2. Today: Units get mixed

    Conversions happen in spreadsheets, without a consistent source trail.

    With Imara Nexus: Check the incoming data

    Validate units, timestamps and quality; retain the source and avoid counting duplicate observations twice.

  3. Today: Factors change without a record

    Last quarter’s emissions figure becomes difficult to reproduce.

    With Imara Nexus: Keep calculation evidence

    Use an approved factor valid on the observation date, with its version and formula retained.

  4. Today: A trend never reaches maintenance

    A rising-use signal stays on a dashboard instead of becoming a reviewed action.

    With Imara Nexus: Review before creating work

    Baseline comparisons can prepare an inspection recommendation. A person decides whether to create the work order.

From the first reading
to a reviewed decision.

See how an energy reading is traced and reviewed in Imara Nexus.

02 / Energy and sustainability

Keep the calculation behind the figure.

Each calculated amount keeps its source reading and the approved factor version valid on that date, with the activity value, the factor and the result side by side. The formula stays with each record, and changing a factor needs a new version.

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Each calculation shows its reading and factor version. Sample factors are illustrative.
03 / Energy and sustainability

Decide before any work is created.

A comparison of two seven-day windows flags the increase in electricity consumed and prepares an inspection proposal that explains it. A maintenance planner confirms the review before a work order is created, or rejects the proposal.

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Review a pending proposal. The approval control is highlighted, not activated.

Recorded in Imara Nexus with sample data. Dropdown choices step through their options without opening the list. Sample carbon factors are illustrative and not for reporting. No reading is recorded and no proposal is applied.

Follow a generator’s energy use back to the source.

Start with one asset and one energy metric, then follow the evidence into review.

  1. 1

    Choose the metric

    Configure the asset’s energy metric and, where needed, a carbon activity code.

  2. 2

    Connect the device record

    Assign the gateway channel or device to that asset and its permitted metrics.

  3. 3

    Send a reading batch

    Your gateway bridge sends normalised readings over HTTPS.

  4. 4

    Review the totals

    Inspect hourly and daily rollups and emissions calculated with the approved factor for the date.

  5. 5

    Investigate the change

    Review a rising-use recommendation and decide whether an inspection is warranted.

What to know before connecting a gateway.

Does it connect directly to the plant network?

Your own bridge connects to MQTT, OPC UA or Modbus and sends normalised batches to Imara Nexus over HTTPS.

Does a spike prove a fault?

No. The recommendation is a prompt to check operating load, the meter and equipment condition.

Can we use the sample carbon factors for reporting?

No. Illustrative factors are for demonstrations. Use appropriate reviewed and approved factors for your reporting context.

Is this a complete sustainability reporting suite?

It provides asset-linked resource data and calculation evidence. Reporting frameworks, disclosures and assurance remain with your reporting process.

Build on the monitoring you already have.

Your gateway and plant-network connections stay in place. Imara Nexus adds asset context, resource rollups, factor history and reviewable maintenance recommendations to the readings they provide.

Start with the asset behind the unexplained increase.

Tell us which assets and readings you already monitor. Discuss how to connect one metric to its asset, calculation evidence and maintenance review.

Discuss this workflow

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