SIGE: an essential tool to streamline your EnMS

Evolution of energy regulations in Canada in the industrial sector

Canada, like many countries, must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. However, the Canadian government has chosen an approach based on economic pressure. Today, no law requires industrial companies or any other emitting business to reduce its carbon footprint.

Nevertheless, in 2025, a major tightening of the regulatory landscape in Canada is being observed. Companies are being pushed to reduce their GHG emissions and, consequently, their energy consumption: carbon pricing continues to rise, the cap set on emissions per unit of product is becoming stricter, and Canada is now reintroducing subsidies to support the transition to ISO 50001 certification.

Although there is currently no obligation, it is recommended that the most energy-intensive companies take action now. Given the climate emergency, it is unlikely that no regulation will be introduced soon. This is precisely why it is essential to inform industrial players as effectively as possible, starting now, about SIGE, an essential tool to streamline their EnMS.

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What is a SIGE?

The energy management information system (SIGE) is a term widely used in Canada. It refers to software—a digital platform that optimizes, improves, and sustains the energy and environmental performance of industrial sites.

Connected to sensors installed on the plant’s equipment, this software collects and processes data related to energy and water.

To ensure better energy and environmental performance in plants, SIGE integrates, beyond consumption data, various data points that influence production and equipment. For example, it takes into account weather data, data related to energy contracts, and the equipment in place.

This data is then processed and analyzed by the SIGE. Depending on the activity and objectives, the SIGE makes it possible to monitor a very wide range of indicators, such as:

• Energy consumption per recipe produced
  
• Changes in energy consumption during maintenance phases
  
• The difference in consumption between two similar installations, but with equipment of different ranges or generations.
  

An EnMS (Energy Management System) is an approach aimed at monitoring, measuring, and continuously improving energy consumption, inspired by the ISO 50001 standard. This approach, generally managed in Excel, is not automated and therefore becomes very time-consuming and potentially unreliable.

To address these steps and make the EnMS more reliable, integrating a SIGE within your industrial operations proves to be a powerful tool.

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What are the benefits of a SIGE as part of an EnMS?

While an EnMS alone provides many benefits to the industrial company that implements it (energy savings, reduced carbon footprint), implementing a SIGE not only makes it easier to monitor and sustain the EnMS, but also multiplies the benefits for industrial players.

First, it should be noted that SIGE is a flexible tool that helps bring different teams together around energy topics, even though the tool processes complex, highly technical field data. Its interface is designed to be customizable so that each role can quickly view the KPIs relevant to them.

• IT Management: rationalization of tools by opting for a single software solution, providing a SaaS that is easy for different teams to use.
  
• Industrial Management: ability to track overall KPIs and benchmark across different sites, enabling informed decision-making.
  
• Field operators: readings are automatic, reports are automatic, deviations are detected quickly, etc.
  
• Energy Management: easier achievement and maintenance of ISO 50001, real-time visibility of energy results, optimization of site operations.

Simply looking at the key features of SIGE makes it clear how these benefits translate into day-to-day operations.

Key features of SIGE

In summary, SIGE becomes your true ally by enabling you to:

• Save time (fewer files, fewer manual entries…)
  
• Sustain your performance over time
  
• Focus on energy-saving projects
  
• Increase your teams’ operational performance
  
• Anticipate potential tighter regulations regarding the implementation of an EnMS

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