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# Breaking down the baseload

## A building's baseload consumption often hide inefficiencies and is a good place to start looking for unnecessary waste.

 By Mari Tenden

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When working with energy efficiency, many companies naturally address the highest peaks. Doing so, many tend to overlook the less viable energy drains that run in the background.  

If a building use unnecessary energy during periods with minimal demand, significant savings potentially exist with a few adjustments.

The challenge lies in identifying these adjustments.

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## What makes the baseload unnecessarily high?

There are several common mistakes and errors that contribute to high baseloads. One example is that building management systems (BMS) and automation often do not function as intended - and there is no way of controlling that it is.  

Ventilation and lighting might be on during closing hours, or heating and cooling systems work against each other for extended periods. 

Although most of these system errors might only consume a few megawatts, they do so every hour, every single day. If you manage to close these small leaks, the total saving potential is substantial.  

 

## Submetering provides the answers

Most companies only work with the total consumption in buildings. However, to identifying the root causes of a high baseload you need to dig deeper: You need submetering. 

In addition to the main intake, we recommend measuring the largest circuits to get an understanding of where the energy actually is consumed. The goal should be that a minimum portion of the energy consumption is unmeasured. 

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 By breaking down the energy consumption on component level, the owner of this building discovered several inefficiencies and system errors-

The graph above shows the energy consumption at a museum through 24 hours. The facility manager was surprised by the small difference in consumption between peak hours and when the museum was closed at night. Through submetering, they discovered that six circuits accounted for more than 50% of the total consumption, and by looking further into these six, they identified inefficiencies in several systems, including water heaters and a malfunctioning heat pump.  

With this level of insight, you know exactly where to look for answers—and where your investments and improvements will have the greatest impact.

 

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