UK industrial electricity prices are among the highest in Europe and, in light of this, a number of businesses are taking direct action to reduce their energy consumption. Here, Power quality specialist, REO UK, has published a SlideShare outlining three tips for businesses looking to reduce their energy savings.

1. Three tips for business
energy savings

2. What can businesses do to reduce
energy usage?
This is especially true in commercial and
industrial applications.
We don’t accept estimated bills in other parts of our
lives, why do we continue to do so for energy bills?

3. Tip one: use smart meters

4. Smart meters provide businesses with
accurate energy monitoring
This can be used to help reduce a
facility’s overall energy usage.

5. Using smart meters keeps managers
up-to-date on energy usage…
… and managers can use this to control
costs and identify problem areas.

6. Smart meters display the difference between
working power, the total power consumed and
how much reactive power (kVarh) is generated.

7. Tip two: Filter out reactive power

8. Although reactive power is wasted
power, it is often still billable.
Reactive power is common in industrial
Environments due to the use of
variable speed drives.

9. To filter out reactive currents, REO has
created the REOWave passive.
see how much you could save, visit www.reowavepassive.com

10. Businesses can save up to 25% of their
energy costs using the filter…
…as well as increase the service life and
reliability of the electrical system.

11. Tip three: Minimise interference

12. Smart systems rely on data and
energy transfer.
This increases the levels of disruptive
electromagnetic interference (EMI) and
impacts power quality.

13. While smart metering will help businesses identify
how they can be more conservative with their
energy usage…

14. Smart metering itself, can interfere with
power quality. This can affect the
accuracy of any data recorded.

15. To prevent power quality issues and remove
interference from the network, managers can
use PLC filters, like REO’s CNW 161 filter.

16. Designed to be a pluggable unit, the
filter can be used in a stand socket.

17. Alternatively, managers can use the CNW 163 filter,
which can be DIN-RAIL mounted and housed in a
control cabinet.
Both filters, filter signals in the frequency range from
50kHz to 20MHz. This ensures compliance with the EC
Directive 89/336/EEC.

18. By protecting your smart meter, more
businesses can:
- reduce costs
- control energy consumption
- and experience good power quality.

19. Whether you’re an electrical or design engineer,
REO UK has the products to help ensure a high
standard of power quality. For more information,
contact the company on +44 (0) 1588 673 411.
REO (UK) Ltd,
Units 2-4 Callow Hill Road,
Craven Arms Business Park, Craven Arms,
Shropshire, SY7 8NT
Email: sales@reo.co.uk