As time goes on, you’re only going to spend more on electricity if you don’t act now

Energy Waste Sensei – Top three things you need to know about opting in (or not) to Class A Global Adjustment hydro billing and if you missed the June 15th cut-off date it's not too late to do something!  Do you know if you should change your hydro billing classification?   What’s a billing classification?   Why do I (you) care? …

The Energy Waste Sensei – 3 Big Reasons (and a Demonstration) Why You Should Practice Peak Management

Previously from the Energy Waste Sensei: We discussed how to focus in on your operations to identify opportunities for lowering energy consumption both from a peak shifting mindset and from an overall consumption perspective. I think we need to revisit why it’s so important as an Ontario hydro consumer to be the first to jump …

The Energy Waste Sensei — Manufacturers’ Top 3 Areas to Look for Energy Saving Opportunities

Previously from the Energy Waste Sensei: We introduced the idea of looking beyond hardware for solutions to your energy consumption challenges. Now let’s explore operations in a new light: Here are Sensei Bruce's top 3 places to look to identify energy waste! Reducing Operations Costs, Especially from Energy In operations, there are three major cost pieces …

The Energy Waste Sensei — Hardware or Smart-Ware?

So far in your training with me, the Energy Waste Sensei, we’ve worked through our high-level strategy to mitigate our highest peak and highest electricity cost. We’ve also talked about when to include a battery system as part of fulfilling your peak electrical demand, so that its implementation comes along with the lowest cost of …

The Energy Waste Sensei — To Battery or Not to Battery

My last blog post touched on how phase change materials (PCM) can provide exceptional energy savings both in cooling and heating. The driver, of course, stems from our discussion regarding our energy profile (shown below), and what we can do to reduce and/or shift energy consumption during peak times. In today’s lesson, we will explore …

The Energy Waste Sensei — Peak Shifting Strategy, Part 2

So how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! In our lesson today, we will take three bites to eliminate your highest cost: peak demand. To build on our learnings from the first half of this blog post, let’s look at the figure below. Here you can see a peak shift of …

The Energy Waste Sensei — Peak Shifting Strategy, Part 1

In this week's previous Energy Waste Sensei post, Sensei Bruce demonstrated how to break down data analysis to provide a clearer view of your energy profile and he explained how to plan and take action. Next, in this first of a two-part blog post, you’ll learn how to shift your energy profile to reduce energy consumption …

The Energy Waste Sensei — Understanding Your Energy Profile, What Your Data is Telling You, and What You Should Do Next

In the previous Energy Waste Sensei post, I, Sensei Bruce provided an overview of Global Adjustment (GA) and how classifications A (peak demand driven) and B (hourly consumption driven) dictate how you are charged. Knowing this will help us build upon our strategy of eliminating energy waste as you will learn today. Data for 20/20 …

The Energy Waste Sensei — Global Adjustment (GA) Cost: What It Entails and What to Do to Lower It!

In my very first blog post on March 20, 2017, I, Sensei Bruce, discussed how I’m going to help you become an Energy Waste Ninja. I’m here today to start your conditioning! Our first move is to understand what your organization is faced with. Only then are we able to strategize, put the right moves …

The Energy Waste Sensei — Bringing You New Techniques to Win on Reducing Peak Energy

Hello, I’m Bruce, the Energy Waste Sensei! I’ll be helping you on your peak energy reduction journey to help you reduce and save money, and ultimately make you an Energy Waste Ninja. Do you feel like more can be done about reducing or shifting your peak energy consumption but don’t know what your options are? …