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.....  Read more
 

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....  Read More

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.... Read More

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

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. Read More
 

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