visibility into the energy use and performance of their equipment, creating opportunities for energy and capital expenditure savings.
Traditionally utility bill analysis uses information that is outdated (up to 60 days after usage) and is too aggregated (bills represent a 28- 35 day period not 15 minute intervals). Sub-metering addresses this information gap, providing real-time granular visibility of energy consumption. This information can be utilized to optimize the facility’s operations and save energy.
Benefits include:
Identification of unnecessary equipment running at night, off shift, or during weekends.
Ability to transmit information back to operators and facility mangers on the same day.
Comparison and benchmarking of usage across similar facilities over time.
Detection of utility bill errors by comparing sub-meter usage with actual utility bill.
Better management of electricity usage when facility faces demand limits or peak usage pricing from the utility.
A sub-metering pilot project will be initiated in late fall 2020 at our larger energy usage sites for example, WIATC and WFCU Center.
7. Enterprise wide Energy Management System Software
Centralized and common support for the development and installation of an energy management system throughout the City of Windsor’s many properties and buildings brings an enhanced means of addressing shared issues. This includes joining and leveraging similar projects for overall capital cost savings, and bettering communication and transparency concerning energy asset management throughout the Corporation.
Because energy data is currently received at regular billing intervals, heightened consumption is ordinarily observed between thirty and forty-five days following an event. Daily monitoring enabled by an integrated monitoring system can prevent the persistence of increased consumption and cost by alerting the Energy Initiatives Unit. By responding to anomalies in individual equipment use, staff can prolong the life of motors, pumps, compressors, and other systems throughout the Corporation.
The development of an integrated energy management system requires liaison between the City of Windsor’s Asset Planning, Facilities, and Information Technology (I.T.) departments, and local utilities to work toward establishing its fundamental elements of hardware, software, and infrastructure including distributed sub-metering and building automation systems.
Administration anticipates commencing this project in 2021/2022.
8. Voltage Harmonization Pilot Project