As companies grow, they tend to use more energy creating an interesting challenge. A lot of initiatives are probably been taken to minimize consumption: usage of LED lights, better insulations, new electric motors, etc. However, more is often possible.
Before talking about ways to reduce energy consumption, we need to understand how a typical utility company records electricity usage for billing. There are 2 important factors: peak demand and power supplied. Peak demand is the highest peak (kVA demand) during a 15-minute interval (during a 30-day period there will be about 2.880 15-minute intervals recorded). Power supplied is the amount of electricity used (normally measured in kWh). To reduce the billing costs it is important to work on both.
When visiting factories, it’s not uncommon for us to see improvement possibilities. Production areas with a high level of induction (from electric motors) and harmonics are part of the challenge. We have an effective solution that helps reduce electricity waste.
Do you want to know more? Ask us how we can help you to reduce your electricity bill by about 8%.