Energy data collection – basis of energy management

Energy data acquisition creates the foundation for smart energy management. Energy is becoming an increasingly important line item in the balance sheets of manufacturing companies. This is because costs for electricity, water, gas, heat, and compressed air can have a decisive influence on the industry value creation chain. In order to uncover potential savings measures for improving one’s own energy efficiency within the framework of energy management, constant energy recording and its monitoring make sense. Only then will energy data become fully transparent.

TThe purpose of an energy-recording system is to limit, and at best minimize, energy consumption through continuous monitoring of appropriate metrics. It allows you to pinpoint times, places, and facilities with high energy demand within your company. This uncovers peak loads, prevents waste, and improves your negotiating position vis-à-vis your energy supplier, for example, when it comes to network fee reductions. Technical problems are usually first noticed or pointed out before they actually occur.

When it comes to uncovering possible savings measures, energy consumption monitoring definitely has its advantages. It supports you in evaluating your company’s building complexes, production processes, and manufacturing plants in terms of energy with the help of corresponding key figures.

We provide suitable measurement technology for a wide range of measurement tasks in various designs, for example, with M-Bus, Modbus, or TCP interfaces. This ensures precise, reproducible, and reliable measured value acquisition at all times. In this way, energy saving potentials can also be continuously identified and utilized at your company. You significantly reduce your energy consumption and the associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Legislation requires particularly energy-intensive companies to increase energy efficiency by means of an energy audit. Particularly in medium-sized companies, energy savings potential often remains untapped. The federal subsidy for energy consulting at medium-sized companies (EBM), for example, targets SMEs for energy consulting services with 80% of the investment costs funded by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA). With the Energy Management System with Measurement Technology, Module 3 guideline, BAFA also supports energy management software, commissioning, required hardware, and installation with up to 40% of the net investment costs. A quick return on investment is thus guaranteed. The Efficio energy management system makes your energy data collection smart and simple.