Simplicity and Savings -
Energy management systems control and reduce energy demand in empty room inventories. Modern structures, including office buildings, hotels, motels and hospitals rely on energy management systems to reduce their use of energy and manage their enterprises for maximum cash flow and profitability. In hospitality settings, hotel energy management savings can run as high as 45%. Here are examples of the potential savings:
| NUMBER OF ROOMS | 160 | 260 | 360 |
| Current KW Rate Assumption | $0.1000 | $0.1000 | $0.1000 |
| Average KW/HR/Room Usage | |||
| Assumption | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| POR Cost/Day | $2.80 | $2.80 | $2.80 |
| 40% Savings | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.12 |
| POR Savings/Month | $33.60 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| POR Savings/Year | $408.80 | $408.80 | $408.80 |
| Occupancy Rate | 65% | 65% | 65% |
| First Year Savings | $42,515 | $69,087 | $95,659 |
| Five Year Savings | $212,576 | $345,436 | $478,296 |
| Current energy savings per kilowatt hour based on HVAC, TV outlet, Bathroom Light |
As energy prices continue to rise to reflect the increases in the price of carbon based fuels, managing energy resources becomes more critical in reducing cash burn and increasing profitability in a range of businesses. The hospitality industry is the prime example.
Reducing energy waste brings immediate and measurable, reduced cash burn and increases in profitability.
Hotel Energy Management with Simplicty
Hotels and motels sell an inventory of occupiable space. When rooms are empty, the inventory is a loss, but the expenditure of energy resources can be minimized by aggressive and active management by staff. To date this has consisted of staff setting back the HVAC and turning off unnecessary lights as they service the rooms.
Unfortunately, the application of labor to perform this function of hotel energy management overrides some of the potential savings in this most rudimentary form of hotel energy management system and is fraught with the potential for savings to be lost by oversights in the course of a busy day. When rooms are occupied, hotel energy management becomes more complex. Clients, rushed by appointments in unfamiliar surroundings, often leave the room with all energy consumers fully engaged. Studies show that most guests are out of their room an average of about 14 hours a day. The resultant loss incurred in the waste of energy can be substantial.
Hotels also benefit by the active engagement of the guest in assisting in managing energy waste. Surveys indicate that guests decry the waste of energy that occurs when they are away. Allowing them to assist in managing the conservation of energy, makes them appreciate the establishment’s efforts to act as good stewards of the environment. Above all, hoteliers require simplicity in any energy management systems they consider. They do not have the resources to manage complicated hotel energy management systems. Activated by key card, the system can achieve energy savings of up to 45%.
If you are interested in seeing how positively reducing energy waste can impact your cash flow and profits, contact AGM Marketing Group, Inc.
