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| How to Do It Now |
| Cutting Energy Costs through Better Control |
Energy Management Systems (EMS) can enable the store manager to see all energy consuming zones and can easily identify consumption patterns that are not in line with the energy policy or typical pattern. One can see that certain equipment is being turned on or run continuously over long periods of time, even when it is not needed.
Continuous energy monitoring enables managers to measure the real benefits of capital and operations improvements. When the impact of changes is recorded, the real energy consumption savings are visible and more easily quantified. For example, a store can see the direct impact of raising a temperature set point by few degrees during cooling season. Such measured results encourage conservation and help to direct future investments to greater advantage.
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| Peak Demand Issues |
A common problem today is the high energy cost to meet “peak demand”. In order to conserve energy and reduce peak demand, managers need to continuously monitor energy usage within their stores. It is critical to be able to measure and analyze energy at key points. Without such visibility, it is impossible to optimize consumption or to manage the electric demand in response to energy supply conditions during critical times of “peak demand”.
Energy consumption in stores must be measured and controlled so managers will become informed to operate smarter with information, like the point-of-sale capability which most retailers employ today.
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| Millennial Net’s Energy Management System |
This system is designed for rapid and affordable deployment. It uses wireless devices and the internet to reduce installation costs and provide greater coverage of sensors and control points.
Immediate benefits include the ability to monitor current and historical energy consumption information in detail, aggregate and comparison, including:
- Real-time status of each separate zone, area or asset
- Electric demand spikes
- Historical trends to look back on a particular period
- Comparison of consumption profiles
- Cost and energy savings
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