Video Presentation From Schneider Electric
Fossil fuel prices are up. Not to mention the environmental impact that exists from using them. At least four percent of the Nation’s power grid is consumed by water and wastewater treatment facilities to power the processes that make water suitable for human consumption, or for releasing back into the environment.
These factors are challenging facilities to increase their operational efficiency. Not only are fuel prices rising, but new environmental standards are evolving as global warming and air quality become more prevalent.
Many actions can be taken by a treatment facility to reduce the amount of electric energy that it consumes. Some of these are costly changes, such as generation equipment. Some efficiencies can be achieved simply by understanding better the systems that many plants already have in place, such as power meters and supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA).