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Énergir’s path to decarbonization

From a Québec fossil natural gas utility to a diversified energy business.

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Call for Change
When Tech Meets Human Ingenuity
A Valuable Difference
Meet the Team
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Call for change

Fighting climate change

In Canada, renewables power about 20% of the country’s primary energy supply—and consumer demand for renewable energy is rising fast. Énergir, a regulated diversified energy utility company based in Québec, set a 2030-2050 Vision to decarbonize its network and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

To achieve this, it aims to step up its energy efficiency efforts, accelerate the distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) in its network, develop a strong complementarity between the gas and electricity networks as well as diversifying its operations by taking part in the development of energy loops, RNG production and by exploring the green hydrogen sector. To enable business model transformation, the utility needed to renew its infrastructure and standardize its business operations and support functions.

“We migrated to S/4 and modernized key processes and we shifted to the cloud. All of this allows us to not only improve our business performance but…attract and retain the talent we need to lead change...”

— Charles Brenn, CIO, Énergir

When tech meets human ingenuity

Powering transformation with SAP solutions

Énergir and Accenture designed a custom instance of SAP S/4HANA®, an ERP system that can execute transactions and analyze data in real time. The project demanded deep collaboration. A dedicated implementation team from Accenture, Énergir, oXya and SAP® delivered Énergir’s new digital core on time and within budget—without interrupting daily operations.

The move to S/4HANA® on Microsoft's Azure Cloud has reshaped Énergir’s daily operations, modernizing and automating routine tasks in finance and customer service so staff can gain accurate insights and focus more on business strategy.

“This delivery of this large-scale project was the result of deep collaboration with colleagues and external partners. Its success showcases Énergir’s transformational effectiveness.”

— Charles Brenn, CIO, Énergir

A valuable difference

A new-energy trailblazer

S/4HANA® proves its value every day. Énergir’s analysts no longer input data manually and instead spend more time analyzing the performance of renewable energy sources. Customer service issues are resolved in record time, too, thanks to improved machine learning (ML) and data efficiencies. What’s more, monthly financial reporting time has been reduced by almost a third and Énergir can better monitor and evaluate its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) impact.

The larger outcome: This project lays the foundation needed to accelerate the transformation of Énergir’s business model and enable it to achieve its 2030-2050 Vision—a win for Énergir’s employees, its customers and the planet.