![Page 2: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
What do I mean by ‘Hidden Electricity Waste’?
![Page 3: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Metering
– Standard meter <100kW
– Half-hourly meter>100kW
(Rough rule of thumb - over £30,000 pa,
but could be much lower)
![Page 4: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Metering
• What type do you have?MPAN
(Meter Point Administration Number)
Profile Type is ’00’ then Half Hourly, any other number then not half Hourly.
Found on bills
![Page 5: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Non Half Hourly Meter Data
![Page 6: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
![Page 7: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
![Page 8: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
![Page 9: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Half Hourly Meter Data
![Page 10: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
![Page 11: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
![Page 12: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Half Hourly Data
![Page 13: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
One month Half-Hourly Data
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
00.00-01.00
01:00-02:00
02:00-03:00
03:00-04:00
04:00-05:00
05:00-06:00
06:00-07:00
07:00-08:00
08:00-09:00
09:00-10:00
10:00-11:00
11:00-12:00
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00
14:00-15:00
15:00-16:00
16:00-17:00
17:00-18:00
18:00-19:00
19:00-20:00
20:00-21:00
21:00-22:00
22:00-23:00
23:00-00:00
Time
kWh
Fri 01/09/2006 Sat 02/09/2006 Sun 03/09/2006 Mon 04/09/2006 Tue 05/09/2006 Wed 06/09/2006Thu 07/09/2006 Fri 08/09/2006 Sat 09/09/2006 Sun 10/09/2006 Mon 11/09/2006 Tue 12/09/2006Wed 13/09/2006 Thu 14/09/2006 Fri 15/09/2006 Sat 16/09/2006 Sun 17/09/2006 Mon 18/09/2006Tue 19/09/2006 Wed 20/09/2006 Thu 21/09/2006 Fri 22/09/2006 Sat 23/09/2006 Sun 24/09/2006Mon 25/09/2006 Tue 26/09/2006 Wed 27/09/2006 Thu 28/09/2006 Fri 29/09/2006 Sat 30/09/2006Sun 01/10/2006
![Page 14: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Other/Future Techniques
• Smart Meters
• AM&T
• Clip-on Display Meter
![Page 15: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
What do we use?
![Page 16: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Electricity Usage Data
![Page 17: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Case Study & Examples
![Page 18: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Case Study
• Activities: Public House (medium size)• Size: 3 full time staff, 12+ casual• Electricity use per year: £25,000 - £35,000• Specific Issues: None• Other relevant information: Taken as a
challenge, this pub has one of the lowest overnight usage figures in the south area (40+ pubs). Landlord is energy efficient aware and feels there are insignificant savings achievable. Note: Already have AMR & display meter.
![Page 19: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Case study: Approach
• 24 hour analysis of usage
• Work with client on day end procedures to see if overnight usage can be reduced further
![Page 20: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Case study: Graphs
![Page 21: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Case Study: Graphs (Ch1)
Before
After
![Page 22: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Case Study: Graphs (Ch2)
Before
After
![Page 23: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Case Study: Graphs (Ch3)
Before
After
![Page 24: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Example 2
• Activities: Children’s Playgroup• Size: 6 to 10 staff• Electricity costs per year: approx £8000• Specific Issues: Received large bill for electricity
usage from new supplier, creating a query on whether meter was reading correctly
• Other relevant information: Government funded energy efficiency organisation had surveyed electricity and concluded there was a circa £2K difference between usage and billing
![Page 25: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Example 2: Approach
• Perform 24 hour data capture and analysis
• Cross reference to new energy supplier’s readings to see if there was a case for meter checks/replacements
![Page 26: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
Example 2: Usage Graphs
![Page 27: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Example 3
• Activities: Restaurant• Size: 2 Staff (owner/operators) + casual• Electricity costs per year: Approx £7,000• Specific Issues: Costs have increased
more than expected. Owners suspected a chilling unit was not working correctly, could we verify and help them understand the cost implications if faulty
• Other relevant information: None
![Page 28: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Example 3: Approach
• 24 hour electricity data analysis and diagnostics
• Individual equipment consumption check
![Page 29: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
Example 3: Graphs
![Page 30: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
Conclusions
• Overnight usage can be significant (in these case studies 5%-25% reductions identified)
• Many companies have limited access to meaningful data about their electricity usage
• It is not always obvious what is wasting your energy
![Page 31: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
Questions?
![Page 32: Identifying Hidden Electricity Waste Ross Courtney ross@arkee.co.uk 01202 237700](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032606/56649e885503460f94b8d292/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
Thank you for listening
Ross Courtney
www.arkee.co.uk
01202 237700