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Continuing from our previous blog, this discussion looks at hot water technology and how it can facilitate peak power demand control to optimise electricity costs.If you have a demand type tariff, switching off or load shedding equipment will provide electricity cost savings, without inconveniencing building operations or company manufacturing. Often walk-through energy audits will identify hot water savings on demand type tariffs of up to $5,000 by load shedding electric hot water units.Before load shedding hot water units, check if the units have sufficient storage and recovery capacity. Sufficient storage is required to make sure hot water is always available […]

Continuing from our previous blog, a diverse “multi-path” approach is required for energy management to reduce energy, greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs.  Two of the paths suggested includes measuring energy efficiency between diverse premises (Benchmarking) and the five-steps to successful energy management. The five steps to successful energy management are: Step 1: Public commitment by the Executive – management commitment.  No plan for continuous improvement will work in the absence of an energy management system.  Planning is needed, because an energy management system delivers cost and energy savings through continuous improvement plans. Step 2: Make someone responsible for the […]

Continuing from our previous blog, the range of investment costs to achieve saving targets will vary depending upon target savings and return on investments.  Examples of targets and costs to achieve these savings with simple paybacks across two, three or five years are:  Please contact Susmet to assess payback and investment costs for your energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Our range of experience will be helpful. Disclaimer: This blog is part of a continuing series discussing sustainability and energy management issues. Contributions featuring achievements, techniques, products, and processes are welcome. Please feel free to contact Susmet to suggest ideas […]

Continuing from our previous blog, this discussion looks at metering for Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGC). A power station that generates electricity from a renewable energy source can apply to participate in the Renewable Energy Target.​​  To be eligible for power station accreditation, some or all of the power generated must be generated from an eligible renewable energy source. Once a power station is accredited, LGC can be created for electricity generated from the renewable energy source. As part of this accreditation, a power station within the National Electricity Market (NEM) must use NEM standard metering as defined in the National […]