Recreation

Lowering operating costs in recreational facilities enhances property value, improves the ability to compete for tenants, and increases the borrowing capacity of the owner. Recreation facilities often run on slim margins and tight schedules.  Energy management can be challenging as any savings can be wasted due to losses caused by lack of access to the facility such as ice rink down time.  The ability of the energy director system to make small, incremental load interactions keeps ice quality and availability at the forefront while generating monthly energy bill savings.  It can also provide a system operator with valuable information and remote access to the refrigeration system that may help prevent interruptions. 

Typical loads that the Energy Director can optimize include:

• heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC)
• refrigeration and freezer units
• compressors
• overhead and parking lot lighting
• steam and hot water boilers

What is “demand control”?
Demand Control, also called demand management, is the process of understanding where, when and why energy demand spikes occur and taking ongoing, automatic measures to reduce them or shift them with minimal impact on facility operations. Learn more about Intelligent Demand Control provided by Powerit Solutions.

What is “demand response”?
Demand Response is the concept of end-user customers changing their electric energy usage in response to changes in electricity rates or incentives provided by utility companies.  The goal for utility companies is to lower system-wide demand during peak times through controlled loads rather than building additional power generation infrastructure.  Learn more about Intelligent Demand Response provided by Powerit Solutions.

Customers can use the system to monitor its operations and turn certain functions on and off within certain demand intervals, thereby reducing any peaks. This short load interaction is managed without interruption of vital operations such as air handling, heating, refrigeration, ventilation, lighting, recycling and waste treatment. The Energy Director controls critical processes that lead to a 10% to 40% reduction in peak demand and a savings of 5% to 10% of total energy bills.

If you’re interested in how the Energy Director can help you save please complete this Recreational Savings Evaluation and fax it to Powerit Solutions. A savings evaluation representative will conduct an analysis and contact you with the results.