In today’s increasingly eco-conscious landscape, conserving energy is a top priority for many commercial facilities looking to enhance their sustainability, increase efficiency, and cut operational costs.
An Energy Monitoring System (EMS) can help commercial sites balance their energy usage and avoid unnecessary overconsumption. Below, we’ll discuss the benefits of using an EMS for your commercial building and how you can integrate this system with our team at Planit Engineering.
What Is an Energy Monitoring System (EMS)?
Energy monitoring systems for commercial buildings provide real-time data about energy consumption patterns, helping owners and facility managers make informed decisions about their commercial site’s energy use.
These systems pair meters, sensors, and submeters with software dashboards and analytics to track all central energy-drawing systems. These typically include electrical, heating, cooling, gas, and mechanical systems. Some EMS systems can also monitor other energy-drawing infrastructure, like security setups, EV charging, and data centers.
There are many different types of energy monitoring systems on the market today, with cloud-based systems becoming more sought after. These systems leverage IoT (Internet of Things) technologies to provide precise, detailed, and reliable data that building managers can reference when optimizing energy efficiency.
Most EMS systems feature the following elements:
- Helps building owners determine ways to reduce their energy consumption
- Reduces energy waste and cuts energy costs
- Flags abnormalities in energy use that can signal faults or wear in HVAC, electrical, and gas systems. This can also signal potential equipment failure, enabling predictive maintenance.
- Provides Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for specific energy consumption patterns and intensity of use
- Systems can offer the option of setting real-time sensors that alert facility managers when a component is drawing more energy than it requires (e.g. lights staying on after operational hours)
Integrate EMS Into Your Commercial Building with Planit
Are you ready to create a more energy-efficient commercial facility? Partner with Planit! We provide energy monitoring systems for commercial buildings, retail centres, industrial sites, residential properties, and more to help building owners and facility managers optimize their operations, maintain efficiency, and stay within their budget.
Contact us today to learn how the EMS systems in our Hyper Intelligent Building Model™ can help you.
- IoT sensors, Smart meters, and submeters for monitoring, data collection, and processing. These are installed at key points in the facility, like lighting circuits and HVAC systems.
- Energy monitoring software that analyzes data, creates accurate and detailed reports, visualizes energy consumption, and provides insights for how to alter the monitored system’s energy usage.
As data is collected, facility managers review the information via the reports provided by the monitoring software. In many cases, EMS systems can be integrated into building management systems to enhance the optimization of building systems and equipment.
Benefits of EMS for Commercial Sites
If you want your commercial facility to be a more eco-conscious and sustainable operation, integrating an Energy Monitoring System into your building is a great way to start. Here are just a few benefits that can be derived from this type of advanced system:
- Helps building owners determine ways to reduce their energy consumption
- Reduces energy waste and cuts energy costs
- Flags abnormalities in energy use that can signal faults or wear in HVAC, electrical, and gas systems. This can also signal potential equipment failure, enabling predictive maintenance.
- Provides Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for specific energy consumption patterns and intensity of use
- Systems can offer the option of setting real-time sensors that alert facility managers when a component is drawing more energy than it requires (e.g. lights staying on after operational hours)
Integrate EMS Into Your Commercial Building with Planit
Are you ready to create a more energy-efficient commercial facility? Partner with Planit! We provide energy monitoring systems for commercial buildings, retail centres, industrial sites, residential properties, and more to help building owners and facility managers optimize their operations, maintain efficiency, and stay within their budget.
Contact us today to learn how the EMS systems in our Hyper Intelligent Building Model™ can help you.
