Industry Examples of Smart Meter Outcomes
Our partner case study examples: Quasar Systems Ltd
Lineage Logistics
One of the world’s largest cold storage providers is enjoying an 11% reduction in energy costs at a number of its facilities around New Zealand following the installation of sophisticated software that automatically monitors and controls electricity consumption.
Lineage Logistics is the world’s largest provider of temperature controlled logistic solutions. In New Zealand, they operate 19 sites and refrigeration is by far the largest energy cost. Most of the sites use ammonia as a refrigerant, distributed from a central plant room to fan coil units in the cold stores. Based on the products each store holds, temperature parameters vary considerably.
11 of these sites have been equipped with Quasar Control Industrial (QCI) – a powerful energy monitoring and control software solution developed by Quasar. This has resulted in a 11% fall in energy consumption – largely due to flattening the load profile and reducing peak demand charges, shifting the energy load to cheaper periods and shedding unnecessary load.
Transpower
Transpower is the System Operator of New Zealand’s National Grid. It is responsible for the supply and management of approximately 450 Grid Exit Point (GXP) meters installed at some 152 sites on the National Grid.
In response to technical obsolescence, lack of spares, meter failures, and the need for additional meters for new GXPs, Transpower developed a new standard revenue metering solution. The legacy metering hardware which was installed around 1994 to facilitate the establishment of the wholesale electricity market needed replacement and the ION8800 was chosen for this purpose.
Project at a glance
APPLICATION
Complete replacement of ‘legacy’ revenue meters, with advanced revenue & power quality meters and power management software
LOCATION
150+ sites throughout New Zealand
EQUIPMENT INSTALLED
450~ ION8800 meters
PowerLogic ION Enterprise software
APPLICATIONS
Providing the information necessary to perform grid capacity planning and stability analysis, monitor power quality compliance, supply agreements, and regulatory requirements, with full integration of the metered data into Transpower’s data systems
CUSTOMER BENEFITS
- State-of-the-art metering
- Revenue & PQ in the one device
- Extensive data logging on-board
- Multiple-port communications
- Rack mounting form factor
University of Canterbury
Quasar Systems designed and implemented an EcoStruxure Power solution at University of Canterbury to track and manage power consumption and quality and to help foster a culture of energy efficiency.
GOAL:
An adaptable and accurate power monitoring system that provides visibility, reduces risk and improves energy efficiency.
SOLUTION:
A customisable power management software solution using EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert
RESULTS:
- Monitoring of baseload to give clear visibility of power consumption
- Customisable dashboard reporting
- Notifications and reports on power disturbances such as voltage sags or swells, or harmonic distortion
- Ability to communicate power usage data to University staff and students
