What is a demand charge, and how does Smartcools technology reduce these charges?
The main part of an electric bill is the charge for the energy actually used (kWh). For many commercial customers there is also a demand charge for the energy that the customer has the capacity to use and the electricity company must have available. This additional fee is based on the peak demand, or highest amount of electricity used during the billing period. Smartcool’s products are set to reduce run time as much as 30%, and thus reduce the base load or demand of a facility. Smartcool customers therefore reduce their demand charges by installing the ESMTM or ECO³TM and save money beyond the reduction in usage (kWh) fees.
