Power Factor Correction Saves Money on Electricity Costs for Industrial and Comm

Posted by Grace Dervishi on September 1st, 2016

Australian electricity supply costs are going through the roof this year. How can your business implement efficiencies to reduce the costs associated with electricity costs?

Are you having problems with excessive power bills or overheating cables? You may need to improve your Power Factor which is an important component of most industrial and various commercial electricity billing accounts.

What is Power Factor Correction and how does it relate to my business?

Supply Authorities recognise PFC as a well-established method of reducing electricity costs and other harmful effects which can usually be corrected with the installation of capacitor banks connected across the incoming power supply mains and/or other sections of the power system.

Power Factor (PF) relates to power quality or efficiency in a power supply system. A PF below 0.9 is low and a PF of 1 (unity) is the optimum. A major cause for low PF in industry and commerce can be traced to items of electrical equipment that may be technologically dated or not be working to full rated capacity

High on the list of suspects are air conditioning compressor motors, machines running in idle mode and dated fluorescent lighting systems. This causes electrical inefficiencies to the incoming power supply system.

Improving low PF in your industrial or commercial premises will provide the following benefits:

Reduce KVA power demand and associated electricity costs.

• Minimise waste in electricity consumption.
• Prevent additional Supply Authority penalty charges where applicable.
• Recover lost cable capacity enabling the installation of additional equipment.
• Reduce heat losses in cables and electrical equipment thus increasing life span.
• Reduce demand on power stations thus reducing Green House Gases.

How does Caslec improve the Power Factor of your business?

Caslec Electrical & Data is a well established electrical contracting company with over 45 years of dedication to a wide range customer base. Caslec technicians using special logging and recording instruments can survey the PF of your power system and provide a brief report and recommend a suitable power factor correction system, specially designed for your plant 

Caslec ensure all their staff are fully trained to undertake any project accurately and efficiently. They then continue to train and review their staff on a regular basis so that they are always ahead of the rest as technology evolves.

The company provides the best electrical technicians and products. Their quality installations are guaranteed in writing and backed with a team of accredited Level 2 Electricians. To top it all off, they guarantee all designs and ensure that installations comply with or exceed current Australian Standards and government requirements.

Caslec has been an established electrical services company since 1971. Their technicians are qualified and trained to a level consistent with the duties undertaken. They are experienced in Emergency Response services for tending to and restoring critical electrical services after outages. Caslec are specialists in the planning and carrying out of major electrical projects.

For more information please visit http://caslec.com.au/services/energy-management/or call Caslec on +61 2 9604 4488 for an immediate response.