Identify ways to reduce electricity costs using load profile analysis
For industrial and logistics sites with PV, BESS or controllable loads. We analyse your energy data and highlight potential savings, load management and flexibility opportunities.
Quick access to your site’s energy data. Suitable for industrial and logistics sites with energy-intensive processes, PV, BESS or flexible consumers.
Many sites only know their electricity consumption as a monthly figure or as a total cost item.
However, the key to economic optimisation lies in understanding how power output, peak loads and consumption patterns actually vary throughout the day, the week and the season.
A load profile analysis reveals when high loads occur, which patterns recur, and where opportunities exist for cost reduction, load shifting or the improved integration of PV and BESS.
Are rising grid charges becoming an issue?
Your grid costs or power prices are rising, but the reasons are unclear.
Load profile analysis shows when peak loads occur, what patterns underlie them, and where your site is incurring avoidable costs.
Do you have a PV system or a BESS, but no integrated control system?
You have PV, BESS or flexible loads, but you are not making systematic use of their potential.
We highlight how self-generation, storage and controllable loads are currently performing throughout the day and where economically viable flexibility remains untapped.
Do you only make investment decisions based on data?
You want to see reliable data before making an investment.
We provide a reliable basis before you invest in technology, storage or further optimisation.
Getting started with optimisation and increasing flexibility – but how?
You are looking for a straightforward introduction to optimisation or energy flexibility.
A structured analysis of your load profiles will give you a clear initial overview of whether and where more in-depth optimisation measures would be worthwhile for your site.
Free initial review of your consumption data.
Would you like to quickly assess the patterns and potential hidden in your energy data? Then get started with a free analysis of your load profiles.
You send us your consumption data at hourly intervals – ideally at 15-minute intervals – covering several months. We’ll carry out a no-obligation assessment to see whether your load profile provides any initial indications of cost drivers and potential for flexibility.
The free check provides an initial assessment based on your load profile data. For a more in-depth technical and economic analysis, we’ll be happy to provide you with a quote afterwards.
3 small steps
- Submit your contact details via the form.
- We will analyse your load profile and patterns.
- You will receive an initial assessment.
A 12-month period is ideal to allow seasonal effects to be taken into account.
Your results
You will receive a brief report containing our initial findings, which we will present to you during a detailed discussion.
Use our analysis to identify patterns in your electricity consumption, the main cost drivers and your peak loads.
Find out from our initial assessments how much you can reduce your electricity costs using the options currently available to you.
Finally, we will provide you with a recommendation for the next step: whether this involves an in-depth analysis, starting implementation or necessary upgrades to your energy system.
What you actually get from a more detailed load profile analysis.
If the free assessment reveals any significant issues or areas of potential, an in-depth analysis will follow upon request. In this process, we take into account further plant data, operational constraints and additional parameters in order to derive robust recommendations for action tailored to your site.
By carrying out a comprehensive analysis of your consumption data over a period of several months, we can perform precise load profile analyses.
In our cost-effectiveness assessment, we identify peak loads, recurring patterns and notable time periods, enabling you to pinpoint key cost drivers and implement initial cost-saving measures.
Load profile analysis is suitable for a variety of industrial applications — from energy-intensive production sites and logistics facilities to sites with on-site generation and battery storage.
In this more detailed analysis, we examine your load profiles, operational peaks and grid loads in relation to shift patterns and other operational factors. Optionally, we can provide a storage strategy and recommendations for retrofitting.
Analysis of your consumption data over a period of several months.
Identification of peak loads, recurring patterns and notable time windows.
Identification of key cost drivers and initial cost-saving measures.
Assessment of the potential for load shifting, optimising self-consumption or integrating storage.
A results-oriented assessment of whether a comprehensive optimisation or additional storage is advisable.
Do you have any further questions about analyses?
You may have some of these questions. If yours isn’t listed here, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’ll be happy to help.
What data is required for the analysis?
For a free overview, the load profile from the transfer point is sufficient. You can easily obtain this 15-minute-resolution consumption history from your energy supplier. This data is often provided as a CSV file, which can be opened in Excel.
For a more comprehensive analysis, we require further information about your site’s energy system. It is advisable to involve technical contacts or to contact us for assistance in obtaining this data.
This data includes technical information on generators and consumers and their load profiles. Ideally, you should also provide us with an R+I flow diagram so that we can gain a clear overview of the technical interrelationships at your site. The most important systems are usually PV systems, CHP and combined cycle power plants, heat pumps and heating elements, refrigeration systems and, increasingly, charging points for all types of electric vehicles (including warehouse equipment). Also important for assessing future feasibility are the control systems used (PLCs, SCADA) and any building management systems (BMS) that may be in place.
In order to determine the financial implications more accurately, information on your energy supply is required. In addition to the maximum capacity of your grid connection, the terms and conditions of your grid operator and your energy supplier are important in this regard. These often include special arrangements such as peak load time slots or atypical grid usage.
The following applies to all these points: do not wait until you have everything perfectly in place. We can help you compile this information or make assumptions. Naturally, we will ensure transparency regarding any limiting factors in our analysis.
Is data from the energy supplier sufficient?
Yes, but only for an initial quick overview.
If we want to look into this in more detail and find out exactly where and how we can use your systems and processes to save on electricity costs, we will need technical information on the main consumers at your site and the load profiles for these systems. Please see ‘What data is required for the analysis?’ for further details.
We’d be happy to assist you, if required, with exporting data from your systems’ control units or installing our gateway to collect data via our system. Please feel free to get in touch with us about this.
Is the analysis only suitable for refrigeration systems?
No, we are able to analyse all types of systems and assess their potential for reducing electricity costs.
Can PV and BESS data also be taken into account?
Yes, this is actually a growing area in our analyses. Battery storage systems are becoming increasingly affordable, and their rapid response time makes them an ideal complement to the energy flexibility of industrial plants and processes. That is why, when considering energy systems for industrial sites, we also look at the option of expanding them to include precisely this setup.
What is the difference between a free check and an in-depth analysis?
We are unable to offer the in-depth analysis free of charge, as it is much more labour-intensive and therefore more accurate. The free check can only provide you and us with an initial assessment, so that we can decide together how viable the various options available to you are.
Are you ready to take your first step towards the energy transition?
Then let’s simply arrange a brief initial consultation to determine exactly which step is right for you and your site, and start reducing your business’s electricity costs – intelligently and without costly investments.
Have you already decided to pursue decarbonisation and the energy transition?
As a next step, why not take a look at our services? We’ll guide you efficiently and with a view to the future through the energy transition at your site. With our experience and solutions, you can make reliable decisions and achieve savings for your site in terms of both costs and emissions!
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