What is load management and why is it so important for companies?
Today, efficient energy management is a decisive factor for the success of companies from all sectors. This is where load management comes into play, It’s a common method to optimise energy consumption and save costs.
Load management refers to the intelligent handling of energy consumption, more precisely individual energy consumers within a company. It enables precise control of energy demand by analysing the current and future energy generation and consumption situation (forecasts) and optimises the energy flow based on this. This is achieved by targeted shutdown or shifting of loads.
The benefits that smart load management offers you
Besides cost savings, smart load management offers a multitude of benefits for your company:
Energy efficiency
Intelligent load management enables precise control of energy consumption, thereby increasing energy efficiency. Controllable energy consumers are planned in such a way that energy waste is avoided and energy consumption occurs at the optimal time.
Sustainability
By reducing energy consumption, smart load management contributes to reducing CO₂ emissions and thereby supports companies’ sustainability goals.
Flexibility
Smart load management offers flexible adaptation to changing energy needs and allows companies to respond to dynamic market situations.
Transparency and control
Smart load management provides companies with a detailed analysis of energy consumption and enables comprehensive control over the energy flow. Companies can monitor consumption, identify potential for improvement and make informed decisions.
How to reduce your energy costs with targeted, data-driven load management
By analysing energy generation and consumption situations, smart load management optimises the energy flow to avoid overloads and reduce expensive peak load times.
This leads to significant cost savings in energy expenditure. What can this look like in practice?
If you know the market price and exactly when it becomes expensive, you can specifically shut down your consumers or shift specific individual loads. Our software solution generates forecasts and analyses the current situation based on which cost- and energy-efficient schedules can be created.
Here is a calculation example for load management:
As an industrial customer, you typically have a fixed consumer price as well as an additional power price for peak loads (electricity). The latter can be drastically reduced thanks to load management. Industrial customers pay an average of about €120 per kW of peak power, depending on the contract. If you are now able to reduce your annual peak power from 5 MW to 4.5 MW through load management, you can save about €60,000 this way.
Optimise your load management with an expert: ifesca is at your side
If you also want to get the most out of your operational energy and load management, ifesca is the right choice for you. Since 2016, we have been developing and distributing hardware and software for the energy industry and industrial customers: ifesca.ENERGY®.
You can also take advantage of our data-based and fully automated energy management solution, which can be flexibly tailored to your company. Together, we uncover untapped savings potential and support you in reducing your costs while achieving your sustainability goals. Our experts are always on hand to provide personal advice on our products and your options. We look forward to hearing from you!