Companies across the US are always looking for ways to reduce their financial footprint.  However, with good financial governance, also comes the desire for sustainability by reducing their environmental footprint.  

Power Factor Correction (PFC) contributes to sustainability efforts in a couple of key ways:

• Reduced Energy Consumption: Power Factor Correction essentially minimizes energy waste within your electrical system.  Imagine you pay for a whole pizza but only eat half. What if the restaurant delivered you the whole pizza but only charged you for what you ate…  PFC optimizes your power usage so you only pay for the electricity actually used for real work. This translates to a direct reduction in overall energy consumption.

• Lower Demand on the Grid: By using less energy, you lessen the strain on the power grid. This reduced demand has a ripple effect. Utilities can rely less on power plants, particularly those that depend on fossil fuels, to meet overall needs. This translates to less energy being generated and fewer emissions being released.

• Efficiency Gains Throughout the System: The benefits of Power Factor Correction extend beyond individual buildings. If many facilities implement PFC, the entire electricity grid becomes more efficient.  Think of it like traffic lanes on a highway. PFC helps smooth traffic flow, reducing congestion (energy demand) and leading to lower emissions across the entire grid.’

In a nutshell, Power Factor Correction promotes sustainability by advocating for smarter energy use, reducing strain on power plants, and fostering a more efficient electricity grid as a whole.

If you suspect a low power factor might be an issue, don’t hesitate!  Contact Energy Efficiency Group to begin the conversation. 

About Energy Efficiency Group:

Energy Efficiency Group is a Power Factor Correction company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Though we are based in Cincinnati, we have a national (and limited international) reach. We partner with manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, offices, schools, processing facilities, as well as hotels, resorts, theme parks, zoos, etc. Any facility with that features “a lot of moving parts” is a potential candidate to focus on sustainability efforts.  Even if your facility installed 100% energy efficient components- most of these are not manufactured by the same companies and not designed to “work together.” Meanwhile, they may be energy efficient on their own, as a whole they may be working against each other causing inefficiencies. Energy Efficiency Group is partnered with Indianapolis-based Global Energy Solutions Group (GESG) which holds multiple US patents on Power Factor Correction equipment.