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Case Study<br />
Loaf Handcrafted Breads<br />
Bakery saves dough with annual electricity bill reduced by<br />
29% through better tariffs<br />
“What a fantastic<br />
result! All those<br />
savings are<br />
straight off the<br />
bottom line, and<br />
for a fast growing<br />
emerging<br />
business that is<br />
massive. I didn’t<br />
even need to<br />
switch off my<br />
ovens.<br />
I would definitely<br />
recommend<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong><br />
to anyone looking<br />
to reduce their<br />
energy bills.”<br />
Sean Armstrong,<br />
Director and Founder,<br />
Loaf Handcrafted Breads<br />
Our Client<br />
Auckland’s Loaf Handcrafted Breads was<br />
founded in 2004 on the back of Director Sean<br />
Armstrong’s vision for producing high quality<br />
artisan breads and baked goods. Today, his team<br />
at the bakery produces a range of delectable<br />
loaves, slices and sweet treats for the everyday<br />
foodie — with the same high quality standards the<br />
best chefs are used to.<br />
Objective<br />
Loaf Handcrafted Breads approached <strong>Schneider</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong> with the desire to reduce their electricity<br />
bills.<br />
Our Solution<br />
The answer was relatively simple – there were<br />
better tariff structures available to Loaf than the<br />
one they were on and <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> was<br />
happy to ensure they took advantage of these.<br />
Loaf’s electricity costs were being charged at<br />
a standard commercial rate for each unit of<br />
electricity regardless of the time it was consumed.<br />
Through monitoring of the site’s usage over the<br />
day and analysing the data, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong><br />
was able to establish that Loaf would benefit<br />
significantly from moving to a more complex<br />
meter and tariff, effectively meaning they paid<br />
different rates for differing periods of the day.<br />
Benefits<br />
This new metering and tariff structure resulted in<br />
significant savings – reducing Loaf’s annual bill by<br />
around 29%.<br />
Once the new tariff structure was established<br />
as the way forward, <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> went to<br />
market on behalf of Loaf and sourced the most<br />
competitive contract, and then took care of all the<br />
switching and metering needed, leaving Loaf to<br />
do what they do best – bake.<br />
www.schneider-electric.com/energymanagementservices<br />
14 <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> News December 2012
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