Low power factor quietly inflates your demand charges every month. We find it, size the fix to your plant and supply the equipment. Typical payback is 10 to 18 months.
what one meter paid per kWh compared with its neighbor, in the same building, in the same month. The difference was power factor.
Customer details removed; billed demand also reflects the utility's own demand rules.
Big motors, like crushers, conveyors, compressors and chillers, draw extra current just to run. That current does no useful work, but your utility still has to supply it.
So the utility bills you for it, through higher demand charges or power factor penalties. The lower your power factor, the more you pay for power you never used.
One month of bills tells us whether power factor is costing you money, and roughly how much.
Our technical team looks at your equipment and how it runs, so the fix is sized to your plant.
You get a written proposal with the savings, the payback and the carbon reduction before you commit to anything.
Installation is done by a qualified electrical contractor. We stay involved until it's running.
Lower demand charges and fewer penalties show up on your bills, where you can verify them yourself.
Your bill usually shows it, as a power factor penalty, a power factor percentage, or billed demand well above the demand you actually used. Send one month of bills and we'll tell you.
No. We assess your site and specify and supply the equipment. Installation is done by a qualified electrical contractor.
Typical payback is 10 to 18 months. Your proposal shows the projected payback for your plant before you commit.
Compare your bills before and after. Lower billed demand and fewer penalties show up on your own bills.
Correcting power factor also reduces strain on your electrical equipment, and the carbon reduction counts toward Scope 2 goals.
Send one month to bills@17ways.co or call (513) 328-6775. The assessment is free.