Getting control of energy consumption in commercial buildings is vital for both energy and cost savings. Yet, identifying and addressing energy thieves can be challenging.
The hidden culprits range from outdoor heaters that are left on in the middle of June, to inefficient ventilation systems. What they have in common is that they often remain undetected.
Not knowing is expensive
Many businesses and property managers aim to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprints. However, without accurate insight in their actual consumption, their efforts are based on gut feelings and best guesses.
To truly understand energy consumption and identify errors and improvements, reliable energy data is key.
In essence, the most significant energy thief is the lack of insight.
The most common recommendations in regards of energy efficiency are also the most expensive, like improving insulation or replacing windows and technical equipment.
Most companies can improve their energy consumption with way more cost efficient measures.
Identifying the most efficient measures
In an old building in Oslo, the owners spent several million NOK replacing all technical equipment. This reduced the yearly energy consumption from 11 TWh to 7 TWh.
As they still felt there was more to gain, they invested about xxx in new energy meters. By using the insight from the data and adjusting operation accordingly, they managed to reduce their consumption even further, to 3.5 TWh. Note that this last reduction did not require any new technical investments.
There are several more examples like this. The point is: Structural changes don't always resolve energy inefficiencies.
Energy data provide the answers
Until quite recently, obtaining energy data with the required level of details and quality has been both time consuming and expensive and the information within the data has been limited by resolution and unreliable data points.
Å Insite specialize in energy data to solve these challenges and provide a complete foundation for decision making. You can read more about our services here.
