Common use of Other changes in energy use Clause in Contracts

Other changes in energy use. The graph below shows a plot of monthly electricity or gas use over a three year period. The trend of usage indicates some seasonality in the energy use during the year. A notable increase in energy use in month 22 can be seen because a major piece of new equipment was installed. New products Same products but extra processing step If the increase in energy use is due to a new process being undertaken at site but the end product has not changed, then from a NOVEM perspective this creates two different product groups as there are differences in energy use. One product group is that made before week 22, and the other is that made after week 22. If the increase in energy use is due to a new product being made, then the energy data before and after the change must be analysed against production to understand the energy use of the products made before and after week 22. As new products were not made during the base year, in essence they are given their own later baseline. Hence we need to understand the energy use of that new product group and apportion some of the non- production energy to that product too.