ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY LIBRARY
HOW SHOULD ENERGY SAVINGS BE MEASURED?
A credible energy project separates the mechanism from the primary savings evidence.
Primary energy evidence
For most Orion projects, integrated kWh and/or measured kW under comparable operating conditions are the primary energy metrics. The exact metric depends on whether the project targets consumption, demand, or both.
Supporting electrical metrics
THD, current, voltage, power factor, kVA, phase balance, and other power-quality measurements can help explain why performance changed, but they should not be substituted for primary energy evidence.
Comparable conditions matter
Weather, production volume, occupancy, operating schedules, harvest cycles, major equipment changes, and other variables can overwhelm a technology signal. Orion documents or normalizes those conditions before attributing savings.
A PRACTICAL NEXT STEP
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