Hara carbon management software

By GreenerBuildings Staff. Energy management startup Hara Software Inc. Founded 18 months ago, the company based in Menlo Park stepped into the public eye this week by unveiling its product, Hara Environmental and Energy Management.

Within businesses, analysts expect that carbon will be treated as a commodity which financial planners will have to account for and track the price of.

Hara plans to sell its software to financial planners as well as business people responsible for purchasing energy and sustainability officers. Chatterjee said the company seeks to differentiate itself from others by tracking a number of environmental attributes, not just greenhouse gases and energy use.

There are already many programs, called Environmental, Health and Safety software, to help companies comply with environmental regulations. What remains to be seen is whether the latest generation of software focused on climate change abatement will be used for a relatively narrow function, such as energy procurement, or for more strategic initiatives. Chatterjee said Hara's software is designed to be flexible so that companies can manage relatively straight-forward initiatives, such as fuel reduction, and make plans for deeper changes with the company, such as adopting on-site renewable energy or developing new products.

Because the business is changing, you want something that is flexible, not something institutionalized," he said. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. Hara will continue to support existing carbon, water, and waste features in the base product, but additional features on these areas are a lower priority as the existing product has most of the sustainability features that companies currently need.

The company announced five modules for the base product now known as the "Hara Energy and Sustainability System of Record" and these modules will be delivered over several quarters. Three modules were demonstrated at the conference:.

The software products are also supported by new professional service offerings for energy spend analysis, opportunity identification, submetering strategy development, key performance indicator KPI identification, capital planning and other energy management-related services.

Hara will continue to partner with its existing set of partners for energy services and will undoubtedly continue to refine which services it offers and which ones its partners offer. Hara's products and services are particularly apt for lighter energy use or Scope 2-centric firms in verticals like consumer packaged goods, high tech, pharmaceuticals, and municipalities where the primary energy spend is for indirect energy use.

Companies looking for to manage and reduce energy use, particularly indirect energy use with a very strong set of capabilities for sustainability and carbon management, should consider Hara, along with C3, CA Technologies and SAP. Subscribe To Posts Atom. Comments Atom. Blog Top Sites.

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