How Advanced Controls for Energy Systems Save Your Business Money in a Flex-Work World
Advanced controls make your business’s energy use more flexible. Here’s how your business can save with PECO upgrades.
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are experiencing high fluctuations in building occupancy. For large businesses of all types, fluctuations due to hybrid work schedules, online learning, telemedicine and shifted production schedules create opportunities for high energy waste.
Control systems, which make energy equipment more responsive to changes at businesses, industrial facilities and commercial real estate properties, offer a money-saving solution. Studies show that businesses implementing state-of-the-art sensors and advanced controls can save 29% on average in energy costs per year.1
By upgrading to advanced controls, businesses can increase their energy efficiency, improve their workplace and decrease their energy bills. This guide outlines how energy systems can benefit from advanced controls — and how PECO incentives can help defray the cost and reduce the payback period.
1Fernandez, N., S. Katipamula, W. Wang, Y. Xie, M. Zhao, and C. Corbin. 2017. “Impacts of Commercial Building Controls on Energy Savings and Peak Load Reduction.” Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PNNL-25985.
