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Energy as Currency: Controlling Costs to Boost BusinessTrue Savings through Active Energy EfficiencyMost people are aware of the passive opportunities to save energy—using product-basedsystems such as better insulation, heat-retaining windows, and energy-efficient light bulbs.Robust Automation, Control, and Monitoring of Energy Usecan deliver up to 30% energy savings.However, this represents but a small portion of the energy saving opportunities. To trulyoptimise your energy savings, you need an intelligent energy solution, made possible viaActive Energy Efficiency.Active Energy Efficiency employs systems such as building automation, variable speed motordrives, lighting, and HVAC control to maintain efficiency amid a shifting environment. Whenfewer people are in the building, the building automation system knows to adjust the heatand lighting appropriately. When production slows down, variable-speed drives constrict theenergy use to the needed amount.100%70%monitoring and maintenance programmeregulation and control systemsMonitoring and MaintenanceEnergyConsumptionEfficient devicesand installationOptimised usagevia automationTimeThis philosophy stems from fact: Human behaviour is unreliable. A few slip-ups withlights or temperature can add up to a big cost on the energy bill. And right there, your energyefficiency savings are lost.Automated systems preserve savings so that you don’t have to depend on human behaviourto maintain your hard-won gains. It achieves what passive systems cannot: Control over theoverall system, ensuring that each facility or component is only using the energy required. Itprovides the means to manage the human element, and drives continued improvement over time.2 to 8%Savings gained through permanent monitoring and improvement.5 to 15%Savings gained through optimised usage of installation and devices.10 to 15%Savings gained through efficient devices and an efficient installation.Table of Contents 6
Energy as Currency: Controlling Costs to Boost BusinessA Solution to Enableand Sustain EnergyEfficiencyCustomer Case:>10,000 students>40 buildings$4 million saved in energy costsAmbitious energy goals are possible today. In most installations, Schneider Electric—theworld leader in energy management—can target up to 30% energy savings using existingtechnologies.To help you make the most of your energy, Schneider Electric uses a four-step process toensure that your business meets both its short- and long-term efficiency goals:1. Measurement. Energy and power quality meters, alongwith an in-depth energy audit, are the first crucial steps inimplementing energy efficiency. Because after all: You can’tmanage what you don’t measure.2. Fixing the basics. Incorporating low consumption devices,insulation material, and power factor correction are just afew ways your company can see immediate energy savings.However, without proper control, these measures often mitigateagainst energy losses rather than make a real reduction inenergy consumed.3. Automation. Optimising systems such as lighting andHVAC through automation is a key element of what we callActive Energy Efficiency—the process of effecting permanentchange through the measurement, monitoring, and control ofenergy usage.4. Monitor, maintain, and improve. Energy efficiency needs astructured and persistent approach. Energy managementsoftware, maintenance services, and remote monitoring systemscan help businesses see continued results, setting the stage forthe next cycle of improvements.Passive EnergyEfficiency:1/3 to 1/2 ofpotential savings.Active EnergyEfficiency:1/2 to 2/3 ofpotential savings.Table of Contents 7
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