Power factor correction is a process that has to do with managing the essential traits of electric loads that are used to create a power factor of less than one. The main purpose of power factor correction is to ensure that the level of power transmission taking place is within safety limits set for the application involved. Power suppliers make…read more →
How We Use Energy: The United States is a highly developed and industrialized society. We use a lot of energy in our homes, in businesses, in industry, and for personal travel and transporting goods. There are four major sectors that consume energy at the point of end use. The industrial sector includes facilities and equipment used for manufacturing, agriculture, mining,…read more →
Turn your greenhouse gas emissions into hard numbers By Patrick Nye Are you keeping track of your building’s environmental impact yet? If you’re not already mandated to do so, chances are that day isn’t too far into the future, especially as state governments begin to impose restrictions and shareholders expect deeper management considerations of environmental risk. Companies such as Chevrolet,…read more →
Let’s start with the basics – if you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it. And if you can’t manage it, you can’t improve it! The first thing to do is to take account of your level of sub-metering at your property. Cooling tower make-up, steam boiler make-up, closed loop hydronic heating & cooling water make-up, lawn irrigation system usage…read more →
Dig down to your project’s benefits Rarely are the details of a lighting upgrade black and white. Are there incentives that make an energy efficient retrofit worth the higher upfront cost, or are you better off replacing burned-out lamps with like technology? Weigh these factors to gain a clearer picture of where you stand. The Total Cost of Ownership Model…read more →
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