Electrical substation with high voltage transformers and power lines in the PJM grid region
PJM capacity charges are set once a year based on your load during five system-wide peak events. Learn how the tag works and how to lower it.
Facility manager reviewing energy monitoring data on multiple screens in a control room
If your electric bill has jumped without a matching production change, one of these seven patterns is likely the cause. Diagnostic checklist inside.
Industrial control room with monitoring displays showing facility power consumption and demand
Your electric bill charges you for two different things: how much energy you use and how fast you use it. Here is why they matter differently.
Industrial electric meter with digital display used to measure demand intervals
Your utility measures demand in rolling 15-minute intervals. Learn how the meter picks the single peak that sets 40 to 70% of your monthly bill.
Industrial plant illuminated at night with complex machinery
A single 15-minute peak can set 40 to 70% of your commercial electric bill. Learn how demand charges work and how facilities can reduce them.
School facility manager reviewing energy usage data
School districts can reduce electric bills and recover facility costs with energy data. That is the core of what DataWrangler […]
Peak demand charges on school district electric bills
Peak demand costs are one of the biggest and least understood expenses in a school building’s electric bill. For most […]