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Energy & Power Management Magazine,
April 2006
Fighting Rising Energy
Costs Using Data Loggers
By
Christopher Dent and Tim Van Slambrouck
With the price of crude oil
topping $65 per barrel this year and natural gas prices high as well, it is
getting increasingly expensive to keep the lights on, HVAC systems running, and
all the other loads going. If it weren't enough for utility rates to be just
plain expensive, they are not always easily understood. Added power factor
penalty and peak demand charges on top of the energy charge can drive operating
costs through the roof. Facility managers and their staff are now finding
themselves beset with questions about why the energy bills are so high. And as
a result, there is a real sense of urgency...
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