Explanation...

The graph to the left is showing the real-time demand graph for a utility facility in Madison, SD. Note: The time on the graph is central time.

Commercial and Industrial Energy Consumers

Real-time energy and power quality monitoring allows commercial and industrial energy consumers to reduce energy costs through peak demand reduction or through utility demand response programs. It also allows commerical and industrial enterprises to enhance operational efficiences through enterprise energy management.

Real-Time Energy Monitoring

The first step to making your facility or enterprise energy efficient is to deploy an IP-based, real-time monitoring capability. How can energy be used efficiently if energy managers do not know when high energy consumption is occurring as it occurs? By deploying an Internet Energy Systems gateway at each meter, energy managers can know exactly how much energy is being used by simply bringing up a web browser. Energy managers can also receive alert messages via email or text messaging for predefined energy events.

Power Quality Monitoring

Many facilities have power quality problems and have no way to monitor power factor, voltages, current, demand per phase, and other important values. By deploying a GE KV2 meter and an Internet Energy Systems' gateway device, up-to-the-minute information can be displayed on the energy managers desktop via a web browser.

Demand Response Programs

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires utilities implement time-based rate structures. Energy users that can reduce demand during high-priced periods will reduce their costs tremendously. In order to do this, energy managers need real-time information. Energy managers can have usage and price information on their desktops by deploying the Internet Energy System solution.

Enterprise Energy Management