As Australia slowly works towards decarbonisation, sustainable business practices have shifted from optional to essential. Industries are recognising the crucial role it plays in energy consumption and how it can promote energy efficiency. It can be hard to pinpoint where unproductive energy is being used in complex electrical systems. Energy costs are also rising, compelling organisations to optimise their energy use and minimise overheads.
One effective way to align business operations with sustainability goals is to implement an Energy Management System (EMS). These systems enhance energy efficiency initiatives and serve as a strategic approach to reducing one's carbon footprint.
This article explores what an EMS does and how it can help businesses meet their sustainability goals.
Why Energy Management and Monitoring Matters
Industries consume a significant amount of energy. Managing this energy efficiently is crucial for maintaining profitability, reducing waste, and meeting sustainability goals. An energy monitoring system, enables industries to track, analyse, and optimise their energy use. By helping contractors and asset owners identify inefficiencies, an EMS prioritises only essential energy uses.
Moreover, effective energy management can help identify drivers of electrical issues, such as power surges and harmonic distortions. An EMS could help you protect electrical assets and reduce maintenance costs in the long run.
How IPD's Optimise Can Help You Reach Sustainability Goals
IPD's Optimise exemplifies how technology can drive energy management excellence. The system offers total visibility into energy usage through one centralised application.
Optimise can deliver detailed insights on consumption trends to meet sustainability objectives. It provides these insights through visual displays and customisable energy dashboards to help asset owners make decisions based on critical metrics.
Benefits of Optimise
- Improved Power Quality
Optimise can detect power quality issues, such as voltage fluctuations, harmonic distortions, or phase imbalances, which can damage equipment and reduce efficiency. Early detection of these problems through continuous monitoring enables timely intervention and preventive maintenance.
- Better Asset Management
Optimise helps track the performance of key electrical assets such as transformers, generators, and HVAC systems. Continuous diagnostics and predictive analytics provide detailed insights into the condition of critical systems, helping avoid unnecessary maintenance and reducing downtime.
By analysing these performance trends over time, Optimise can predict future needs based on usage patterns, leading to more informed decision-making regarding upgrades or replacements. This leads to optimised operations, extended equipment lifespan, and better resource allocation.
- Easy Access to Reports and Dashboards
With its advanced dashboard and reporting capabilities, Optimise provides the ability to thoroughly analyse key metrics to comprehensively understand your energy usage.
Asset owners can access these insights in different ways. First, Optimise comes with a flexible, web-based interface that reflects real-time data through any browser and device. The system can also send data through automated reports and emails, making it easier to access while on the go. Lastly, users will also have the option to set out of bounds alarms to manage key loads and therefore react quickly to excessive usage or prevent equipment damage.
With multiple ways to access the EMS data, Optimise equips building operators with the tools to swiftly track and respond to issues.
- Easy Integration
Optimise is designed for seamless integration, making it a versatile solution that fits effortlessly into existing infrastructure. It is compatible with a range of energy meters and power distribution products, allowing businesses to leverage their current systems without requiring extensive upgrades. With Optimise, there is also no need for additional software and recurring subscription fees.
Whether through advanced or legacy equipment, Optimise ensures a smooth integration process, enhancing your ability to monitor energy usage across diverse building systems.
- Save Energy Costs
Electricity is often one of the largest operational expenses for businesses, especially in energy-intensive sectors like manufacturing, data centres, and commercial buildings.
Monitoring energy usage through Optimise allows for better budgeting and cost control.
Moreover, the insights gained from energy monitoring can drive long-term operational improvements and inform capital investment decisions, ensuring that businesses remain competitive and resilient in the face of fluctuating energy prices and increasing environmental regulations.
- Compliance with NCC Standards
Optimise fully complies with the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022, which requires collecting individual, time-stamped data for on-site renewable energy equipment, electric vehicle charging stations, and battery systems.
According to the NCC regulations, the recorded data must be consolidated and made accessible through a single user interface and other energy loads within the building. As mentioned previously, Optimise provides all relevant energy consumption data through one accessible interface.
As the NCC raises the bar for energy efficiency and sustainability, building and operation managers can be confident that Optimise will enable effective energy monitoring while meeting construction standards.
Ensure Power Quality Through Energy Optimisation
Using an EMS can help organisations improve their energy efficiency using data-driven decisions. It can help identify inefficiencies, enabling cost reduction through smarter energy consumption. By leveraging an EMS, businesses can reduce wastage, identify power quality issues and be able to reach their sustainability goals.
Elevate your energy management by partnering with IPD. Optimise EMS is part of our comprehensive power monitoring portfolio. We also provide service support for seamless integration. To learn more about our services, get in touch with us at 1300 556 601 or [email protected].
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