# Data Dimensions & Metrics

## How Dimensions and Metrics Work

Tracenable datasets follow a dimensional model.

* **Dimensions** are the attributes you can use to analyze or slice the data. Each dataset is defined by one or more dimensions.
* **Metrics** are the most granular layer: each one represents a unique combination of dimension values that defines a specific data point.

This dimensional model provides a transparent and predictable way to structure data. It removes ambiguity in naming, ensures consistency across datasets, and makes it easier to understand how each metric is constructed.

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## Dimensions in the Energy Dataset

All energy data in Tracenable is organized along four core dimensions: **Level, Energy Type, Flow Type, and Renewability.** These dimensions define how energy is categorized and reported, and every metric in the dataset is derived from their combinations.

* *<mark style="color:$success;">**Level**</mark>* indicates whether the metric reflects an aggregate total or a breakdown by individual energy sources. It includes the following values:
  * `Total`
  * `Sources`
* *<mark style="color:$success;">**Energy Type**</mark>* distinguishes between the forms of energy reported. It includes the following values:
  * `Total Energy (All Types)`
    * `Electricity`
    * `Heat`
* *<mark style="color:$success;">**Flow Type**</mark>* describes the pathways through which energy interacts with company operations. It includes the following values:
  * `Produced`
  * `Purchased`
  * `Consumed`
  * `Exported`
  * `Reserves`
  * `Production Capacities`
* *<mark style="color:$success;">**Renewability**</mark>* classifies energy according to whether it is renewable or non-renewable. It includes the following values:
  * `Total`
    * `Renewable`
    * `Non-renewable`

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## Metrics in the Energy Dataset

Metrics in the energy dataset are defined by specific combinations of the four core dimensions: **Level, Energy Type, Flow Type,** and **Renewability.** This structure makes it clear whether a metric refers to a specific aspect of corporate energy use (for example, *Electricity Consumed from Renewable Sources*) or to a broader total (for example, *Total Energy Produced*).

| Level   | Energy Type | Flow Type             | Renewability  | Metric                                                     |
| ------- | ----------- | --------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Total   | Energy      | Produced              | Total         | Total Energy Produced                                      |
| Total   | Energy      | Purchased             | Total         | Total Energy Purchased                                     |
| Total   | Energy      | Consumed              | Total         | Total Energy Consumed                                      |
| Total   | Energy      | Exported              | Total         | Total Energy Exported                                      |
| Total   | Energy      | Reserves              | Total         | Total Energy Reserves                                      |
| Total   | Energy      | Production Capacities | Total         | Total Energy Production Capacities                         |
| Total   | Electricity | Produced              | Total         | Total Electricity Produced                                 |
| Total   | Electricity | Purchased             | Total         | Total Electricity Purchased                                |
| Total   | Electricity | Consumed              | Total         | Total Electricity Consumed                                 |
| Total   | Electricity | Exported              | Total         | Total Electricity Exported                                 |
| Total   | Electricity | Reserves              | Total         | Total Electricity Reserves                                 |
| Total   | Electricity | Production Capacities | Total         | Total Electricity Production Capacities                    |
| Total   | Heat        | Produced              | Total         | Total Heat Produced                                        |
| Total   | Heat        | Purchased             | Total         | Total Heat Purchased                                       |
| Total   | Heat        | Consumed              | Total         | Total Heat Consumed                                        |
| Total   | Heat        | Exported              | Total         | Total Heat Exported                                        |
| Total   | Heat        | Reserves              | Total         | Total Heat Reserves                                        |
| Total   | Heat        | Production Capacities | Total         | Total Heat Production Capacities                           |
| Total   | Energy      | Produced              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Energy Produced                            |
| Total   | Energy      | Purchased             | Renewable     | Total Renewable Energy Purchased                           |
| Total   | Energy      | Consumed              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Energy Consumed                            |
| Total   | Energy      | Exported              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Energy Exported                            |
| Total   | Energy      | Reserves              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Energy Reserves                            |
| Total   | Energy      | Production Capacities | Renewable     | Total Renewable Energy Production Capacities               |
| Total   | Electricity | Produced              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Electricity Produced                       |
| Total   | Electricity | Purchased             | Renewable     | Total Renewable Electricity Purchased                      |
| Total   | Electricity | Consumed              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Electricity Consumed                       |
| Total   | Electricity | Exported              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Electricity Exported                       |
| Total   | Electricity | Reserves              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Electricity Reserves                       |
| Total   | Electricity | Production Capacities | Renewable     | Total Renewable Electricity Production Capacities          |
| Total   | Heat        | Produced              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Heat Produced                              |
| Total   | Heat        | Purchased             | Renewable     | Total Renewable Heat Purchased                             |
| Total   | Heat        | Consumed              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Heat Consumed                              |
| Total   | Heat        | Exported              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Heat Exported                              |
| Total   | Heat        | Reserves              | Renewable     | Total Renewable Heat Reserves                              |
| Total   | Heat        | Production Capacities | Renewable     | Total Renewable Heat Production Capacities                 |
| Total   | Energy      | Produced              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Energy Produced                        |
| Total   | Energy      | Purchased             | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Energy Purchased                       |
| Total   | Energy      | Consumed              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Energy Consumed                        |
| Total   | Energy      | Exported              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Energy Exported                        |
| Total   | Energy      | Reserves              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Energy Reserves                        |
| Total   | Energy      | Production Capacities | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Energy Production Capacities           |
| Total   | Electricity | Produced              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Electricity Produced                   |
| Total   | Electricity | Purchased             | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Electricity Purchased                  |
| Total   | Electricity | Consumed              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Electricity Consumed                   |
| Total   | Electricity | Exported              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Electricity Exported                   |
| Total   | Electricity | Reserves              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Electricity Reserves                   |
| Total   | Electricity | Production Capacities | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Electricity Production Capacities      |
| Total   | Heat        | Produced              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Heat Produced                          |
| Total   | Heat        | Purchased             | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Heat Purchased                         |
| Total   | Heat        | Consumed              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Heat Consumed                          |
| Total   | Heat        | Exported              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Heat Exported                          |
| Total   | Heat        | Reserves              | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Heat Reserves                          |
| Total   | Heat        | Production Capacities | Non-Renewable | Total Non-Renewable Heat Production Capacities             |
| Sources | Energy      | Produced              | Total         | Sources of Energy Produced                                 |
| Sources | Energy      | Purchased             | Total         | Sources of Energy Purchased                                |
| Sources | Energy      | Consumed              | Total         | Sources of Energy Consumed                                 |
| Sources | Energy      | Exported              | Total         | Sources of Energy Exported                                 |
| Sources | Energy      | Reserves              | Total         | Sources of Energy Reserves                                 |
| Sources | Energy      | Production Capacities | Total         | Sources of Energy Production Capacities                    |
| Sources | Electricity | Produced              | Total         | Sources of Electricity Produced                            |
| Sources | Electricity | Purchased             | Total         | Sources of Electricity Purchased                           |
| Sources | Electricity | Consumed              | Total         | Sources of Electricity Consumed                            |
| Sources | Electricity | Exported              | Total         | Sources of Electricity Exported                            |
| Sources | Electricity | Reserves              | Total         | Sources of Electricity Reserves                            |
| Sources | Electricity | Production Capacities | Total         | Sources of Electricity Production Capacities               |
| Sources | Heat        | Produced              | Total         | Sources of Heat Produced                                   |
| Sources | Heat        | Purchased             | Total         | Sources of Heat Purchased                                  |
| Sources | Heat        | Consumed              | Total         | Sources of Heat Consumed                                   |
| Sources | Heat        | Exported              | Total         | Sources of Heat Exported                                   |
| Sources | Heat        | Reserves              | Total         | Sources of Heat Reserves                                   |
| Sources | Heat        | Production Capacities | Total         | Sources of Heat Production Capacities                      |
| Sources | Energy      | Produced              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Energy Produced                       |
| Sources | Energy      | Purchased             | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Energy Purchased                      |
| Sources | Energy      | Consumed              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Energy Consumed                       |
| Sources | Energy      | Exported              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Energy Exported                       |
| Sources | Energy      | Reserves              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Energy Reserves                       |
| Sources | Energy      | Production Capacities | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Energy Production Capacities          |
| Sources | Electricity | Produced              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Electricity Produced                  |
| Sources | Electricity | Purchased             | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Electricity Purchased                 |
| Sources | Electricity | Consumed              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Electricity Consumed                  |
| Sources | Electricity | Exported              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Electricity Exported                  |
| Sources | Electricity | Reserves              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Electricity Reserves                  |
| Sources | Electricity | Production Capacities | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Electricity Production Capacities     |
| Sources | Heat        | Produced              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Heat Produced                         |
| Sources | Heat        | Purchased             | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Heat Purchased                        |
| Sources | Heat        | Consumed              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Heat Consumed                         |
| Sources | Heat        | Exported              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Heat Exported                         |
| Sources | Heat        | Reserves              | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Heat Reserves                         |
| Sources | Heat        | Production Capacities | Renewable     | Sources of Renewable Heat Production Capacities            |
| Sources | Energy      | Produced              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Energy Produced                   |
| Sources | Energy      | Purchased             | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Energy Purchased                  |
| Sources | Energy      | Consumed              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Energy Consumed                   |
| Sources | Energy      | Exported              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Energy Exported                   |
| Sources | Energy      | Reserves              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Energy Reserves                   |
| Sources | Energy      | Production Capacities | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Energy Production Capacities      |
| Sources | Electricity | Produced              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Electricity Produced              |
| Sources | Electricity | Purchased             | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Electricity Purchased             |
| Sources | Electricity | Consumed              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Electricity Consumed              |
| Sources | Electricity | Exported              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Electricity Exported              |
| Sources | Electricity | Reserves              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Electricity Reserves              |
| Sources | Electricity | Production Capacities | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Electricity Production Capacities |
| Sources | Heat        | Produced              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Heat Produced                     |
| Sources | Heat        | Purchased             | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Heat Purchased                    |
| Sources | Heat        | Consumed              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Heat Consumed                     |
| Sources | Heat        | Exported              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Heat Exported                     |
| Sources | Heat        | Reserves              | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Heat Reserves                     |
| Sources | Heat        | Production Capacities | Non-Renewable | Sources of Non-Renewable Heat Production Capacities        |

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