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IT ’ S TIME TO CHANGE THE RULES and truly optimize your costs .
It ’ s challenging to minimize energy costs in central plants without compromising your number one priority – reliable service . Every hour of every day plant engineers could consider hundreds of possible equipment combinations and set points to maximize energy efficiency . Ever-changing loads , weather and utility prices add to the complications . The number of decisions an operator could make is staggering .
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The CPO software optimizes dispatch decisions every 15 minutes to minimize utility costs and maximize potential utility program revenues based on a myriad of ever-changing inputs :
Equipment Performance Models
Every major piece of equipment , including chillers , boilers , pumps and cooling towers has a model that predicts the equipment ’ s energy performance and cost under all operating conditions . These models are adaptive , so as equipment conditions change , the system tunes the models to optimize performance .
Weather Forecasts Seven day forecasts for temperature , humidity and cloudiness are pulled from a web-based source for your specific location . The algorithms recognize that forecast accuracy improves as events draw closer in time . These inputs are used to predict loads , equipment performance and ambient conditions .
Load Predictions CPO predicts hourly cooling , heating and power loads for the next seven days . These predictions are based on historical loads , weather , day of week , time of day , building schedules , and special events . The tool then adjusts operations and makes decisions based on those predictions to ensure the reliable delivery of utility services .
Utility Pricing CPO can model everything from the simplest flat rates to more complex time-of-use and demand-based rates , and to the most complex – real time pricing and market-based incentive programs . The cost-based approach to optimization is necessary to properly handle electric demand charges , or other more complex tariffs . In fact , traditional approaches to optimization have little to no way of addressing demand charges , which can represent a major portion of the utility budget .
Calendars and Maintenance Schedules The software accounts for building schedules to predict loads by incorporating weekends , holidays and special events . Equipment maintenance schedules are also used to optimize the systems before , during and after equipment is taken out of service . And anytime equipment goes out of service unexpectedly , CPO re-optimizes based on the remaining available equipment .
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