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Solutions
Four practical steps for reducing
overall energy costs
Individuals and companies realise that energy
consumption ‘rules’ have changed
Individuals, corporations, and governments
across the globe waste billions of dollars in
energy each year. This is due to traditional
energy consuming habits that were formed
when energy was plentiful and inexpensive.
These habits must be modified for two
critical reasons: the steep cost of energy
negatively impacts profits and personal
wealth, and greenhouse gas emissions
contribute to the deterioration of the overall
quality of life on the planet.
Schneider Electric has spent years developing
solutions that address this energy efficiency
challenge and has established a tested
energy management methodology. Energy
management has evolved from the simple
isolated actions of individuals (such as people
in their homes or businesses who change
their light bulbs from incandescent to CFL,
but who still continue to leave the light on
when no one is in the room), to an integrated
life cycle characterised by management of
multiple energy delivery and support systems.
drives in motors, pumps, or cooling
devices or the installation of highefficiency
UPS can have an immediate
impact on your electrical bill.
3. – this eliminates reliance on
unpredictable human behaviour and
allows for the fine tuning of lighting
and HVAC systems so that the facility
or home can respond in an energy
efficient manner to dynamic
environmental conditions.
4. – easy-to-use software identifies
energy waste trends and areas of
concern so that management can quickly
respond before money is wasted. Energy
management is not a one-shot operation,
but a continuous loop of improvement.
1 Measure
Energy audit
and metering
‘Energy
management is
not a one-shot
operation, but a
continuous loop
of improvement’.
How to accrue some quick energy wins
The Schneider Electric methodology to
energy management involves the following
four steps:
1. – energy audits
and the installation of reliable power
quality meters establish the benchmark
or starting point from which you can
build an energy management plan.
2. – low-cost easy fixes,
such as the installation of variable speed
Passive Energy Efficiency
2 Fix the basics
Lower consumption
devices, insulation material,
power factor correction
3
Active Energy Efficiency
Optimise through
automation and
regulation
Building management,
power management, motor
control, lighting control
4 Monitor,
maintain,
improve
Metering, monitoring,
and consulting services,
EE analysis software
Passive + Active EE Solutions = Sustained Energy Savings
BHEN-8K4PTW
To learn more about how to benefit from a small investment/rapid payback energy
management scenario, download ‘Making permanent savings through Active Energy Efficiency’.
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3. Click ‘Making permanent savings through Active Energy Efficiency’ white paper
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