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Making Sense of Electrical Metering Data
One of the greatest challenges facing companies today is
organizing and making sense of vast amounts of collected
electrical metering data. This task would be difficult
enough if the data was all consistent and in a single data
base, but for most companies this is not the case. For most
companies, the data sits in a variety of meters, in
different locations around the state or across the country
with bits and pieces in a database somewhere and perhaps
even some with 3rd party consultants or utility companies.
Perhaps a number of reports are prepared by others and
presented to the Company at regular scheduled intervals long
after the electricity has been used.....
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Allocating Costs & Verifying
Electricity Bills
An energy management system that collects data
from your main utility meter(s) and facility sub-metering should
also have the ability to generate a variety of cost related reports.
For example, the cost of electricity for a hour, day, week or month
should be readily available for each metering point. It is
also beneficial to be able to compare costs on the same meter so
that inefficiencies, weather related variations, equipment retrofit
and the effects of energy efficient initiative can be easy
identified and quantified....
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Aggregated Demand Response
Creating a Demand Response strategy for
multiple facilities can seem like a daunting task, however, when you
break it down on a facility by facility basis it can become an
easily managed automated system that gets the job done easily....
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Peak Demand Control for Industry
It has been proven for many years that the there are three key areas
that can save industry money on their power bills. First is
retrofits of inefficient equipment and lighting, second is making
sure your on the best tariff or have the best possible electricity
purchasing scenario for your company and lastly managing your peak
demand.... Read More
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Peak Demand Management Principles for Industry
When developing a strategy to minimize peak electricity demand,
there are several key elements of consider.
Today’s utility meters typically have a variety of information
available to the user, however getting at that information can be a
bit tricky, especially when you need it in real time to make
decisions regarding peak demand. Lets look at some different ways of
getting information out of your main incoming utility meters.
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