Auto Plant Gas Monitoring Success Story
For this casting plant and every other natural gas consuming facility in the province, having increased data visibility is the first step on the road to improving their gas usage and eventually their business. Edgecom Energy stepped in to offer their specialized energy management services tailored to help facilities with large and complex energy use profiles. By analyzing their situation, weighing potential solutions and financing opportunities, the customer's casting plant was able to get the most bang for their buck with the help of Edgecom Energy.
How will COVID-19 change the Top 5 Peaks for Ontario’s Global Adjustment ICI program?
From farmers to Battery Systems for Energy Storage Supply Chains; every business has been affected by the pandemic in one way or another. The impact of this pandemic has reached every corner of our lives. Although many of the changes will be short term, the long term effects cannot be ignored.
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Ontario’s Residential Electricity Usage
Thursday was National Work from Home Day and, it has officially been over a year since the initial lockdown started. Despite all the change and uncertainty brought on by the recent pandemic, working from home is one by-product of COVID-19 that is more than likely here to stay. With the mandatory closures of non-essential buildings and workplaces, with no indication of how long this will last, working from home has become the new normal.
What is an Energy Baseline?
Calculating an accurate baseline is one of the first steps in identifying the impacts of any changes or new services implemented on a system. In this blog post, we'll cover why baselines are important and how to calculate your own.
Benefits of Energy Management
Energy management can help optimize and bolster your company’s financials, environmental impact, and facility performance, but energy management is often not a priority for firms as they do not realize the impact it has on their bottom line. However, allocating even just a small portion of your budget to energy management can have a significant impact on increasing your long-term profits.
Learn How to Predict The Top ICI Peaks Like A Data Scientist
This Webinar features ICI program basics, peak predictions using IESO, drivers of coincident peaks and much more ICI program insight.
The Industrial Conservation Initiative is Returning in May 2021
The ICI Program went on a hiatus in June 2020 to help industrial companies focus on production. The program will return in May 2021 so Class A facilities will need to ensure they have the plans and policies in place to manage Coincident Peaks once again.
What is Greenwashing?
In recent weeks, the term greenwashing has made international headlines with companies like Shell and BP coming under fire for false claims and advertising relating back to what has been called greenwashing. As this term becomes increasingly popular, it is crucial for consumers, employees, and employers to know what how to identify and avoid using greenwashing. In the following short blog post, we will give a quick overview of the topic.
What is Demand Response and Capacity Auction
Demand Response (DR) programs are used by many system operators to improve grid reliability. Unfortunately, most of the available literature will give you very technical and complex answers when describing DR. This blog post aims to explain DR in digestible and straightforward terms.
What is a “Duck Curve”
The energy “duck curve” is a term used to describe the shape of a graph that represents the daily electricity demand and […]