Geopolitics and extreme climate events are placing growing pressure on energy supplies. For the frozen food industry, where continuity is critical, even small disruptions can lead to delays, wastage or unexpected costs.
How can you keep operations running and make your utilities more robust? Potential solutions lie in building energy resilience by using practical measures that help improve your energy supply and reduce your reliance on the national grid.
Why Energy Resilience Matters
Energy disruptions aren’t just inconvenient, they can be expensive. Factors like inconsistent power needs and high usage at peak times increase demand on the grid and can bump up your tariffs.
Energy resilience is about facing and understanding challenges in a practical and manageable way. By focusing on small, meaningful actions, you can reduce the risk of downtime, control costs, and keep your equipment in good condition.
Energy Solutions that strengthen your operations
Self-generation
Are there opportunities for your business to produce some power of your own? Solar power implemented and installed in an effective way can strengthen your budget and sustainability credentials. Solar power can also reduce your dependency on external power sources and slash your bills.
Battery storage
Battery storage systems allow businesses to store energy when demand is low and use their own power when demand is high. This helps balance power usage and reduce strain on the grid. It also prevents spikes in electricity costs by allowing businesses to manage their consumption more strategically. Battery storage can be especially effective when paired with self-generation systems as the energy you capture can be stored and the excess can be sold to the grid.
Load Shifting
If battery storage isn’t quite feasible for your operations the half step towards that would be load shifting. It involves looking at your processes and schedules and seeing if you could shuffle some of your operations around to reduce your businesses peak time energy use. Peak time is usually between 8am and 10pm.
Are there time insensitive steps that could run over night? Or could you move some operational responsibilities to a night shift? If the answer to either of these is yes, working out a viable way to implement the changes can save you money and prevent outages.
Voltage Optimisation
Many sites receive more electricity than they need. Power is typically delivered at around 240 volts, but most equipment is designed to operate efficiently at closer to 220 volts. That extra voltage doesn’t make your machinery perform better; it simply burns energy as heat, causing unnecessary wear and tear.
Voltage optimisation adjusts the electricity supply to match your equipment’s requirements. It’s a straightforward solution that delivers real benefits:
Lower Energy Bills: Use only the power you need, without paying for waste.
Reduced Wear on Machinery: Prevent overheating and prolong equipment life.
More Predictable Costs: Avoid fluctuations caused by inefficiencies.
This small adjustment helps lay the groundwork for a more stable and efficient energy supply.
Request a BFFF Volt and help your business understand its voltage levels and discover potential energy savings through voltage optimisation. To make things even easier, you can send your voltage readings to our team. We’ll review the data and advise you on whether voltage optimisation could help you reduce energy costs and improve efficiency.
Time for a check-up?
If you’re looking to improve your energy resilience and efficiency, fill in the form below for a free energy health check. Our team will take you through your usage and the steps you could take to get more from your energy and make sure you’re not paying expensive out of contract fees.
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