Power management has two main domains, power production and power consumption. With an aging electrical power delivery systems and growing demands on the consumption end power utilities, the government are finding themselves in a dilemma that not only affects lives, but economics and impacts the environment. In a rush to lower pollutants and green house gases many of the mainstays of power production, coal power plants are being or have been either converted to gas fired or replaced with gas fired plants. No denying that natural gas is probably the cleanest fuel except for hydrogen, that we have but natural gas like all resources is finite. Renewable energy supplies will not be up to demand until the end of the next decade. California is shooting for 33% energy depending on renewable resources by 2020, and fully expect to expand and grow beyond that.

Power Supply & Energy Consumption

Historically utilities and governments push expansion of power consumption and building in redundant sources. But the redundancy is now becoming primary production and with the costs and regulations in place the building of new plants is not keeping up with the demand. The only solution is to manage power on both the supply and consumption ends.

What is Energy Management?

Not only are power utilities being stressed but so are sewage treatment and fresh water supply. Expanding populations and shrinking resources. The current definition sums it all up: “Energy management is the proactive, organized and systematic coordination of procurement, conversion, distribution and use of energy to meet the requirements, taking into account environmental and economic objectives” as defined by the Association of German Engineers (VDI). Other nations are adopting similar definitions.

Whole House or Commercial Building Electricity Usage

Monitoring of consumption is necessary for the establishment of a base line for future comparison. The primary tenet of energy management is to reduce costs for energy without compromising the work process. Properties are classified by energy consumption in kilowatt-hours per square meter per year. In the US the Energy Star home uses 15% less energy than those built to International Residential Code Standards, though they typically achieve 20-30% savings.

Photovoltaic Power System Design

Totally passive homes are arriving in Europe and probably here soon. Solar and occupant body heat are the only sources of heating, energy-plus houses include photovoltaic panels and solar water heating. In Australia 30% of the homes have photovoltaic power systems. Some potential considerations are:
• Passive – no systematic planning. The organization deals only with the most essential subjects.
• Short-term profit maximization – the concentration is on measures and strategies the have a relatively short payback period and high-return.
• Long-term profit maximization – there is a high degree of knowledge of energy price and technology development.
• Attractive energy measure realization – implementation of all measures that have a positive return on investment.
• Maximum strategy – willingness for climate protection to change even the object of the company.

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Electrical management and monitoring are keys to a more energy efficient operation, from the home to manufacturing. There is no doubt the legislation and regulation are going to be more restrictive in the future. For good energy-economy standards there has to be a lot of thought put into the strategy. General Motors base their strategy on six principles: restoring and preserving the environment, reducing waste and pollutants, educating the public about environmental conservation and collaboration for the development of environmental laws and regulations. Call Advanced Electric Solutions Corp to better manage your energy consumption today!