Kilawatt Technologies announced the results for the first six months of the Energy and Environmental Management project with Vermont Public Radio.
The project involved the installation of a series of Energy Management Nodes throughout the building. These nodes provided for full, web based control and data trending for the entire building. Based on the data and control functions, Kilawatt Technologies statistically analyzed energy consumption data and develop sophisticate control strategies.
The results in the first six months of Energy and Environment Management included:
Total Energy Reduction (Million BTU): Reduced by 22.1%
Electrical Energy: Reduced by 14.7%
Natural Gas: Reduced by 38.5%
Propane: Reduced by 27.2%
This equates to a total reduction in cost of energy of 15%. This reduction includes an increase of energy costs during this period of 9.2%
The energy reductions have resulted in the elimination of approximately 18 tons of carbon.
Additional project achievements include:
1) Elimination of all comfort issues during daily operations and during fund raising drives.
2) Avoidance of non-scheduled HVAC charges. The HVAC contactor has been called to the facility for an unscheduled visit since July 2011.
Background
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Kilawatt Technologies, founded in 2008, provides a data-centric, statistically-based, energy and environmental management program. The methods involve continuous trending and analysis of energy and interior environmental data for commercial, multi-family and industrial buildings.
Kilawatt Technologies. 4.2.2012.