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The importance of understanding degree day analysis

The importance of understanding degree day analysis

Degree day analysis is a way of analysing how much energy (gas or electric) is consumed or used in relation to the ambient outside air temperature. It is important to understand that if the correlation between energy usage (electric and gas) with the outside air temperature is weak, that this could indicate poor control and result in energy wa...

Energy reporting system approaches in commercial buildings

Energy reporting system approaches in commercial buildings

There is no standard approach to creating a buildings energy reporting system. This is because each building will have a varying degree of sub metering installed within. This can range from no sub metering at all to a completely comprehensive sub metering system monitoring the various supplies throughout the building. There is therefore ...

Benefits of AMR(Advanced Utility Meter) Smart Meters

Benefits of AMR(Advanced Utility Meter) Smart Meters

An AMR or smart meter is an advanced utility meter. AMR stand for Automated Meter Read. This means that the meter collects half-hourly consumption data and transfers the data to an energy management system where it is stored and can be analysed. The half-hourly data can be collected for gas, electric and water and removes the need to outdat...