Why Real Time Beats Audits

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1 min 47 s

Example figures for a hypothetical factory.

Real-time monitoring follows changes between assessments, through nights and changeovers. This film includes a worked example of energy savings and project payback.

Example figures for a hypothetical factory.

Natural Resources Canada

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An energy audit gives you a detailed picture of your facility at the time of the assessment.

Then, conditions change.

A compressor stays on over a long weekend, a valve sticks open after a changeover, or a leak starts between shifts.

A snapshot can miss those changes, and their cost can disappear into the next monthly bill.

Real-time monitoring follows what's happening through nights, weekends, and changeovers.

We agree with your team on the conditions that should trigger an alert, who receives it, and what to check first.

Natural Resources Canada reports that a properly implemented energy management information system can reduce annual energy costs by approximately 5 to 15%.

In our experience, we've seen 20 to 30% waste in air compressor systems, boilers, and water mains.

Take a typical factory we work with, spending $200,000 a month on energy.

Saving 5 to 15% would mean about $120,000 to $360,000 a year.

At those savings, a $100,000 project could pay for itself in roughly 3 to 10 months.

Funding could shorten that further.

Every facility is different, so it starts with measuring yours.

Your facility keeps running between assessments.

The readings help you keep up.

Waste works weekends.

Now your data does too.

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