Dynamic calculation service

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10/18/2022

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Business value

With the dynamic calculation service, you can trust that you are using industry standards, which allow an easy way to streamline point-in-time calculation activities into ongoing, reliable emissions calculations. The result is a near real-time view of emissions.

Feature details

With the dynamic calculation service, you'll receive recommended calculation algorithms that are specific to source and activity, with industry standard coefficients. You can also create custom calculations based on Microsoft Power Fx, which is a low-code language that helps to generate more accurate results for specific business needs. These calculations will cover scope 1, scope 2, and part of the scope 3 categories.

Calculation models

Calculation models enable both default and customizable calculation methods to be built and used, as needed. Models can be custom-built using an intuitive user interface with Power FX capabilities.

Default models include:

Scope 1: Fugitive emissions, mobile combustion, stationary combustion.
Scope 2: Purchased energy, purchased cooling, purchased steam and heat.
Scope 3: Purchased goods and services, capital goods, upstream and downstream transportation and distribution, and business travel.

Calculation profiles

Note the following information about calculation profiles:

Connect data to calculation models.
Can be customized based on any entity within the data model.
Set the frequency of calculation.

Emission factors and mappings

Emission factor sets can be added to Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability via the data ingestion service. Default factor sets will be added to Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability based on standards available.

Estimation factors are differentiated within Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, but can also be added and customized.

Factor mappings map emission factors to reference data, so calculations can be scaled by factors such as facility location, fuel type, or spend code, without increasing the number of calculation models that need to be managed.