CHALLENGE: A global farm equipment manufacturer allocates energy expense to its operating units, and the “owners” of those cost centers are tasked with managing/reducing those costs. The problem is that the “owners” don’t have the information they need to accomplish their task.
SOLUTION: We designed a pilot installation in one manufacturing center. With real-time, continuous monitoring of every major circuit, management now has the ability to view the operating patterns and energy use of every compressor, pump, and motor with a degree of granularity never seen before.
BENEFITS: The benefits were immediate and material. Management can now:
- Validate their energy consumption based on data, not estimates.
- Identify and reduce energy waste
- Manage demand and peak load
- Predict and prevent equipment failure
As a result of the success of this initial installation, the company will roll out SiteWatch company-wide.