Energy Monitoring

Your energy bill tells you what you’ve used. It doesn’t tell you where the waste is.

Energy monitoring gives you a much clearer picture of what is happening between one bill and the next.

By monitoring electricity and gas consumption across buildings, areas, equipment or individual circuits, you can identify unusual usage, spot changes sooner and investigate where energy could be being wasted.

In some buildings, better monitoring and control has delivered energy reductions of more than 35%.

Actual savings will depend on the building, its existing systems and how energy is being used, but the opportunity starts with understanding what is happening.

See where your energy is going

BSUK can provide energy monitoring solutions that give you access to live and historical consumption data, helping you understand how your business is actually using energy.

Depending on your requirements, monitoring can help you:

See consumption across individual meters, areas or equipment
Identify unusually high or changing usage
Spot energy being used outside normal operating hours
Compare consumption between buildings or sites
Investigate potential waste before it becomes a larger cost
Track whether energy-saving measures are delivering results

High-usage notifications can also be configured to highlight unusual consumption, giving you the opportunity to investigate rather than simply waiting for the next bill.

The aim isn’t to collect more data. It’s to make energy use easier to understand – and action easier to take.

From energy data to energy savings

Monitoring can be particularly valuable where energy use is difficult to see or control.

For example, it can help identify:

Out-of-hours consumption
Energy being used when buildings, areas or equipment should normally be inactive.

Unexpected increases
Changes in consumption that could indicate a fault, altered operating conditions or unnecessary use.

Different performance between sites
Significant differences in energy use between buildings with similar operations.

Equipment or systems running unnecessarily
Consumption patterns that may indicate equipment, heating or other systems operating for longer than required.

The impact of improvements
Compare energy use over time to see whether changes are delivering the expected results.

A clearer view of your energy use

Whether you operate a single building or multiple sites, monitoring can bring consumption information together so you can see what is happening rather than relying solely on bills.

Electricity and gas consumption can be monitored over different time periods, with data available for analysis and comparison.

For larger or more complex operations, individual meters or circuits can provide a more detailed picture of where energy is being used.

Better visibility can help you find the areas where action could have the greatest financial impact.

Could your energy use be hiding savings?

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What happens once you can see the data?

Energy monitoring is most useful when the information leads to action.

The data can help support decisions around:

Reducing waste
Investigate unusual consumption and identify where energy may be being used unnecessarily.

Improving efficiency
Identify areas where heating, equipment or operating practices could be changed.

Measuring results
Track consumption before and after improvements to understand whether they are delivering.

Managing multiple sites
Compare energy performance and identify locations that may need further investigation.

Planning future improvements
Use actual consumption data to help assess opportunities for energy-saving measures, renewable generation or other investment.

Monitoring can also provide useful information alongside an Energy Efficiency Review, Electricity & Gas Procurement and wider ESG & Sustainability activity.

Monitoring that helps you take control

You don’t need to monitor everything to start finding opportunities.

BSUK can help identify where additional visibility could be useful and recommend an appropriate monitoring approach based on your buildings, energy use and objectives.

See what you’re using. Understand what’s changing. Find the opportunities.

Talk to BSUK about Energy Monitoring.

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