Electricity —Total (kWh) |
Electricity — Avg/Day (kWh) |
Temperature —Avg (°C) |
|
| Nov 2023
(Before smart panel heaters installed) |
13399.8 | 10.13 | 24.5 |
Mar 2024(After smart panel heaters installed) |
19436.7 |
13.4 |
22 |
See above for a table comparing electricity usage and temperature over a Heating Season, and the clear carbon savings made.
Scenario.
Based on real customer data in the UK on electricity usage, and a scenario of:
- 290 bedrooms heated over 200 days/annum.
- £0.39 per kWh cost and an extra 1.5 kWh per hour consumed for each degree over 22°C.
Utopi Multisensor data alongside the heatmap in the Utopi platform helped a client see their average site temperature was 24.5°C, due to residents overheating their rooms.
Lack of heating control mean’t that residents were excessively heating their rooms, hence the reason for such high electricity usage.
Resolution.
Upon informing site teams, they were able to install smart panel heaters and start to reduce the overall site temperature. In doing so: