Energy Solutions - Managing Energy as an Asset

The annual Indiana Energy Management Conference was held two weeks ago in downtown Indianapolis. This year, Telamon was a corporate sponsor and Mark Brown from the Energy Solutions Group gave a presentation on how companies can achieve better financial and operational results when managing energy as an asset.

Some of the key takeaways from the presentation were the following:

• We achieve the best results with assets when we manage them - either directly if we have the skill set, or to hire an investor if we do not. Energy is similar in that way. 
• Energy management isn't always about kilowatts or light bulbs. The same infrastructure used to manage energy data can be used for operational savings as well. In one instance, Telamon has demonstrated to a telecom carrier how to use their existing energy management system to remotely reboot a piece of equipment that is located in a cabinet by a cornfield. Where they have had to send a work crew out previously to fix a problem that is usually nothing more than rebooting a piece of hardware, they now can do it from their existing energy and alarming system.
• Helping employees understand their impact on energy consumption through an immediate feedback/reward program can have a substantial impact on both your energy bill and employee morale. 
• Energy management can also be about brand engagement. In some cases, your customers' energy plans can help increase sales - or hurt your sales if are not informed and aligned with their goals. 

Mark Brown speaking at the IN Conference on Energy Management.

Finally, the first two examples mentioned above relied on a Tridium/Niagara architecture to accomplish the customized integration. You may not know, but Telamon is a certified Tridium integrator nationally. We would be happy to talk to you about our customized solutions.