About the need for powerPerfector

Volatile energy prices, over-voltage, carbon legislation, poor power quality; how are you dealing with them? In one stroke you can cut consumption, reduce your costs and emissions, and protect your equipment:

Going green has never been easier.

Angus Robertson (CEO) explains the imperative for energy efficiency at the Sustainability Live Event during the Sustainable Business Conference:

Did you know that you are wasting up to 20% of the energy you pay for?
But you aren’t alone; 90% of electrical consumers pay more than they should. Power supplied by the National Grid isn’t at the optimum voltage. Our equipment needs to work across the EU where the average voltage is 220V, 10% below the UK average. Your equipment is being over-supplied with subtle yet dramatic consequences. Every single non-linear load – motors, fridges, lighting, has the capacity to save energy if the voltage is optimised to its peak efficiency.

Why do you need to Optimise your supply?
Over-supplied equipment doesn’t perform better with the excess power. Take a normal 230V rated lamp – when run at 240V, it will fail after 550 hours, instead of 1000, drawing 4.3% more current and 9% more energy (Electrician’s Guide 16th Edition BS7671). Now imagine that, spread across an entire site, with every single component failing faster and wasting more. The accumulated loses can be up to 25% of your total electricity bill. Leading Public and Private sector organisations, aware of this savings potential, have invested in powerPerfector's Voltage Optimisation technology.

Why do you need to improve the quality of power you use?
Power quality plays a massive role in the integrity of your organisation.  Inferior power quality means replacing equipment before its natural lifespan and higher maintenance costs. The power we receive in the UK is not as “clean” as we would like it; worse still, its quality is deteriorating. By 2015, at peak demand, the UK will consume 23% more electricity than it can supply (LogicaCMG Whitepaper – Mind the Gap). We’re fast reaching that point, resulting in more switching between power grids – a common source of transients. These transients – huge spikes in voltage, and harmonics – harmful currents produced by your own equipment, are particularly destructive to sensitive circuits. The Land Registry has invested in Voltage Optimisation to help protect their electronic infrastructure.

It is for these reasons that powerPerfector is becoming a mainstream technology and, the first ever opportunity for you to "micromanage" your power supply “at source” in your buildings.

See the business channel tv discussion with powerPerfector CEO Angus Robertson on the financial imperative for Voltage Power Optimisation (VPO)^®: