Schneider Electric has launched an ‘app’ designed to help organisations and businesses ‘better understand and manage reactive energy’ to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
The company explained: “The new Power Factor Correction (PFC) App will use energy consumption data to illustrate what can be achieved through effective management of reactive energy, including financial savings, emissions reductions, and the opportunity for increased supply capacity. Businesses can then act on the calculations. User organisations can expect to see a return on the investment in 1-2 years, with lower energy usage and CO2 emissions continuing indefinitely.”
“If a site has high reactive energy, more current must flow to create the same functional output, meaning higher utility bills,” explains David Lewis, marketing manager. “On top of this, the increased network losses along the distribution lines lead to increased overall energy demand. Our new app will enable organisations to understand usage, and calculate the reductions in energy consumption and emissions they could achieve through Power Factor Correction. This typically ranges from between five and 10 per cent of most organisations’ energy bills.”
The PFC App is available now on Android and iOS, and via the Schneider Electric website.
