Ways to Save
Use Smarter
Demand Management
Properly managing your peak demand can significantly reduce your electricity bill. It is common that a facilities one highest fifteen or thirty minute on-peak interval from the billing cycle will set your demand multiplier for your bill. You can start saving your facility money instantly with minimal or no impact on operations, if these peaks are actively monitored, understood, and alerted upon. The near-real time nature, event tagging, and email and text notifications that come standard with the Acuity Portal assist customers in realizing savings.
Demand Response
Demand response programs provide incentive payments to consumers of electricity who are willing to adjust their behavior during times of grid strain. You can be paid for your contributions to overall grid stability. By using the Acuity Solution, terms of monetary compensation, appropriate target leveling, and event monitoring for demand response programs can be achieved and understood.
Usage Shifting
If you are a customer with peak and off-peak usage, there may be opportunities to shift usage hours and save money. The Acuity Portal provides easy to understand reports surrounding electricity cost savings that may justify shifting. Customers will have the ability to track improvements and charges related to shifting over specific periods of time.
Consume less—Improved Efficiency
Technological Improvements
Technological improvements often go untracked and you have no option but to believe the claims that have been presented to you. With The Acuity Solution you can better evaluate and verify equipment upgrades.
Process Change
The Acuity Solution can serve as the catalyst for behavioral change. Providing employees with benchmarks and visibility tools will encourage improved participation in energy goals and reduced waste. Operational decisions that have never been understood can now be quantified and put into practice.
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Informed Purchasing
In deregulated markets energy consumers have many choices for who supplies them their electricity and gas. The Acuity Procurement module provides clarity as to which supplier and rate plan make the most sense for your operation. We consult with suppliers on your behalf and help you quantify financial benefits and risks of associated plans.
