Useful Tips For A Successful Energy Monitoring System

Most energy managers agree that good energy monitoring system would help them do a high-quality job. The bad thing is that a lot of them are lost on how to begin. Some have installed meters but learned that aggregating the meters into a working system can be difficult. Continue reading as we highlight the steps to having a successful system.

Decide what to meter

It is very important to decide what to meter. In an ideal world, people would meter every load. They could then see how much power each load is using. You might also have one meter for your entire property. With this, you can know a lot about the consumption of the building.

Monitoring system engineering and design

Monitoring systems can be complex, especially in large facilities. The main purpose of creating a good plan is to ensure that the monitoring needs are met, specifying the components that’ll be required to finish the job with the desired results and choosing the best protocols for communicating meter data back to the server.

Buying and installing communications and metering hardware

When it comes to energy management systems, a lot of people want to jump into the best part before taking their time to plan, design and engineer. It is important to prepare and commit yourself to the process. It might be fun for some individuals to get their hands dirty but a lot of people will choose a different path.

Programming and commissioning your metering equipment

This is the step that trips up a lot of people who like to do it without professional help. It is an exercise in solving for a lot of variables and if one of them is wrong then the system will not work. This means you will not get good results from your energy monitoring systems.