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Maximum energy efficiency starts before BMS.

Integrating the monitoring and operation of a building’s systems is a great way to slash energy consumption and the first place to start. But building owners can gain even further efficiencies by re-examining how that energy gets to those systems in the first place. This process too can be managed.

Each part of the energy supply chain needs to work together to drastically reduce electricity consumption.

You can’t manage what you can’t measure. It’s as true for energy use in buildings as it is for business in general. That’s why optimizing energy use is founded on one thing: being able to measure and analyze the flow of electricity. With that information in hand, we can start raising the efficiency of the
energy supply chain - starting from the moment electricity enters the building.

Using the gathered data, critical power systems can be made more efficient by helping find the right equipment for a building’s needs and finding the smartest equipment cooling solutions. This also ensures the power supply to vital systems never falters. Electrical motors can be upgraded to achieve greater conversion efficiency and constantly monitored to find room for improvement in their operation. And the electrical distribution process within a building should be closely monitored and regulated for peak efficiency and safety as power travels to its various systems.

But perhaps the most important potential upgrade is overhauling the very beginning of the process and creating electricity onsite. In other words, finding every way possible to implement renewable energy sources into our buildings’ operations. Again, this comes down to careful measurement to find the best way to make it happen, from where to install solar panels and other renewable power ources, to how the electricity generated should be distributed.

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