A simple web search brings unlimited numbers of articles predicting utility rate hikes as soon as the July 2023 billing cycles. Each power meter your facility has reports a number called “Power Factor” – which in simple terms is how efficient you use the power delivered and how much is wasted. Though this is not […]
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Power factor correction is a technique used to increase energy efficiency of electrical systems by improving the power factor of the system. Power factor is a measure of how efficiently power is being used in an electrical system. Here are some benefits of energy efficiency through power factor correction: Reduced energy consumption: Power factor correction […]
What is considered an “Optimal” Power Factor?
2 years ago
An optimal power factor rating depends on the specific electrical system and the goals of the operator. In general, a power factor rating close to unity (1.0) is considered optimal/Energy Efficient because it indicates that the electrical system is using power efficiently and effectively. Power factor is a measure of how effectively electrical power is […]
Do you know what your facility Power Factor is?
2 years ago
A majority of company owners and facility managers are not aware of what their Power Factor number is. While some may know- even fewer know what it means. A general assumption could be: “a low power factor implies low power consumption, meaning a lower electricity bill”- which is far from correct. Power Factor is an […]
What you don’t know may end up costing you…
2 years ago
No one knows completely how the economy will perform in 2023. Predictions are all over the chart from “soft landing”, recession, to “stagflation.” Regardless of what politics you ascribe to or your chosen news source, most have no idea the energy price increases lurking around the corner in 2023- that the Energy suppliers have known […]
A number of things are changing at the national level when it comes to “energy efficiency” of company operations. In the new Bill that has just passed in Congress, there is a section dealing with “ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS DEDUCTION.” To qualify for these tax breaks companies must meet the new efficiency standards. This, in addition to […]
Cut Energy Costs with Power Factor Correction
3 years ago
The conversation around Power Factor Correction is heating up in today’s economic climate. If you go to conduct a simple Google search of the term “Power Factor Correction” you will see two “Ad” listings on page #1. Then on page #2, there are SEVEN. This is the only search term I have seen where there […]
www.PowerFactorCorrection.net
3 years ago
As a leader in Power Factor Correction, Energy Efficiency Group has obtain the rights to the “PowerFactorCorrection.net” web domain. A simple Google search shows that in the world of increasing costs and push to operate more energy efficiently, PFC is a very competitive phrase to search- so much that the “.com” was is a dead […]
A significant percentage of companies pay a fee/surcharge related to, what’s called, their Power Factor Rating in their monthly energy bill. Most don’t realize it. Unless the bill is way out of a normal range your company CFO, Controller, Accounts Payable, etc. staff aren’t familiar with energy bill terminology and this fee likely goes unnoticed. […]
In case you needed a few other reasons to check in to how efficiently your facility is operating- energy prices are going up with no end in site. Energy Efficiency Group is an energy efficiency consulting company that WILL NOT try to sell your organization something you do not want or need- we exist to […]