New Schneider Electric PFC APP can help reduce energy bills by up to 0 per cent

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has announced the launch of its Power Factor Correction (PFC) App, designed to help businesses better understand and manage reactive energy to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

Power Factor Correction is the process of managing reactive energy. In most electrical circuits, reactive energy comes from the creation of an electro-magnetic field necessary in motors and transformers. This impedes the useful electrical current and can have major economic and technical consequences.

The PFC App will use energy consumption data to provide a simple illustration of what can be achieved through effective management of reactive energy, including financial savings, emissions reductions, and the opportunity for increased supply capacity. Businesses will then be able to act on the calculations, enabling the improvement of energy efficiency across their electrical networks. Companies can expect to see return on the investment in just one to two years, with the benefits of lower energy usage and CO2 emissions continuing indefinitely.

If a site has high reactive energy, more current has to flow to create the same functional output, which results in higher utility bills. On top of this, the increased network losses along the distribution lines lead to an increased overall energy demand, explains David Lewis Marketing Manager at Schneider Electric.

Our new App will enable organisations to understand usage as well as calculate the reductions in energy consumption and emissions they could achieve through Power Factor Correction. This typically ranges from between five and ten per cent of the energy bills of most organisations.

The PFC App is available now on Android and iOS, as well as via the Schneider Electric website.

> Download the Power Factor Correction App

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