The Invoice That Doesn’t Add Up I was on a factory audit last year — a mid-sized food processing plant, three-phase supply, mix of motor-driven conveyors and refrigeration compressors. The energy manager had pulled me in because their monthly electricity bills kept climbing even though production hadn’t changed. He was convinced there was a metering…
Designing solar and backup systems for commercial clients isn’t just about kW and kWh—it’s about understanding the nuances of load profiles, phase distribution, and power factor. Too often, I see EPCs rely on utility bills or rough estimates, leading to systems that fail to deliver. With over a decade of hands-on experience, I’ll show you…
Solar self-consumption analysis is essential for anyone looking to maximize the value of their solar PV system. As feed-in tariffs have declined and the value of exporting electricity to the grid has dropped, analyzing and optimizing how much solar energy you use on-site has become crucial.
In this article I will explain in more detail the significance of energy load profiles in commercial solar PV System designs. Load profiles, are important when designing bigger commercial systems, to ensure that you avoid overcapitalizing and yet have a system large enough to meet the energy and power demands. So, what is a load…
Are you interested in energy efficiency and renewable energy? I would like to share with you, my journey of working in these fields since 2008. Back in 2008, South Africa started experiencing, its first grid power failures, from insufficient generation, and too much consumption of electricity. This, is when the term loadshedding, was first introduced….
Energy logging can be useful to identify Energy saving opportunities and to plan backup power and renewable energy systems.
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