How Aggreko's Electrical Distribution Solutions Boost Sustainability and Cost Savings
Sustainability and cost efficiency are increasingly important in industrial and commercial projects. Every day, businesses seek innovative ways to cut expenses while reducing their environmental footprint.
Traditionally, generators have been the reliable solution for on-site energy needs, especially in remote locations or during peak demand. However, while generators offer essential energy when the needed power isn't available, they also have considerations such as fuel costs and maintenance requirements.
When grid power is available, electrical distribution has emerged as a more efficient and sustainable alternative to address these challenges. This approach involves managing and directing electricity from the existing grid to various endpoints within a facility using pre-generated energy.
Electrical distribution is also a key component of Aggreko's Greener Power Packages, offering customers exceptional value, reliability, and flexibility. This solution supports businesses in their energy transition journey by optimizing energy use and reducing environmental impact.
In this blog, we'll explore how leveraging electrical distribution solutions can lead to significant cost savings, reduced emissions, and enhanced operational efficiency.
What are the benefits of electrical distribution?
Cost savings
While traditional generators require ongoing fuel purchases and regular maintenance, electrical distribution solutions leverage the existing grid when it's available, eliminating fuel costs and reducing the need for rotating equipment maintenance.
At Aggreko, our rental electrical distribution solutions allow our customers to invest only in the necessary equipment – from individual components to the complete technology suite. This will enable businesses to optimize their costs by scaling their resources up or down depending on their project's requirements.
Emissions reduction
With a growing number of environmental regulations in North America aimed at tackling climate change, environmental responsibility for businesses has never been more critical.
That's where electrical distribution solutions come in. Electrical distribution draws energy directly from the grid, which means zero reliance on generators, fuel requirements, and diesel emissions.
This helps companies meet their sustainability goals by lowering their carbon footprint and contributing to global efforts to combat climate change.
Flexible placement for space optimization
Another critical advantage of electrical distribution solutions is that they offer much more flexibility in terms of spatial planning.
While traditional generators require significant space and often need to be located close to work areas, well-designed electrical distribution systems can be positioned in better locations to allow more optimized workspaces.
This enhances workspace efficiency and safety by reducing the need for extensive equipment and cables near critical operations, minimizing the risk of accidents.
Improved reliability
A reliable energy distribution system is one of the most important aspects of any project–especially for industries where energy outages can result in significant operational disruptions and financial losses.
With electrical distribution, 100% of the electricity is sourced from the existing electrical grid, ensuring a more stable and consistent energy supply.
Electrical system protection
Electrical distribution solutions include switchboards and circuit breakers to protect against energy surges and electrical faults. This protection is vital for safety, preventing outages, and avoiding equipment damage to ensure maximum uptime.
What electrical distribution solutions does Aggreko offer?
Aggreko offers a comprehensive range of electrical distribution solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of various industries and projects. This allows companies to invest in the exact equipment or technology they need at any time, with the ability to easily scale up or down depending on base loads and project needs.
Our solutions are available on a rental basis, allowing companies to avoid the CAPEX associated with purchasing equipment outright and ultimately making their operations more cost-effective in the long term.
We provide utility-grade transformers with low—and high-voltage options and oil-filled or dry-type varieties. Their flexibility makes them easy to tailor and scale to specific energy needs.
Our transformers are also containerized for more accessible transportation, helping to save on both transportation costs and emissions.
Our rental cables eliminate the need to buy and store large amounts of cable, which might only be used for short periods. This approach saves costs in the long run and reduces waste from unnecessary or unwanted cables.
Our standalone large circuit breakers can be used for multiple applications across various industries. With their compact design, these units take up less space, making them perfect for tight locations. Plus, their quick installation means they can be easily set up for rental purposes.
Designed for the most demanding settings, from temporary locations to large-scale industrial sites, our UL-listed large distribution panels—also known as electrical panel boards or "I-Line panels"—effectively simplify energy distribution.
These panels ensure consistent access to energy at all times, even during maintenance, construction, turnarounds, and emergencies. This additional reliability ensures maximum uptime without the need for generators.
Our wide variety of starters – low-voltage, medium-voltage, and soft starters — are scalable and modular to suit project needs. Ultimately, this cost-saving approach allows companies to right-size their starters to the project's energy requirements.
We also offer electrical switchgear, including fused, manual, and automatic switches, to protect, isolate, and control our electrical distribution solutions.
Our exhaustive range of switchgear is built to suit every need – from the smallest projects to large-scale industrial control rooms – while saving money in the long run through rental schemes.
Our rental Motor Control Centers (MCCs) are available in standalone, enclosed control houses for safety and easy implementation. These modular components are also easy to transport, saving costs and cutting emissions while making them adaptable to various project needs.
Commonly used in many commercial, industrial, refinery, and medical institutions, our Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) control and regulate energy distribution by reducing field building or in-rush currents. This, in turn, lowers the overall torque in starts.
These improved safety measures also ensure that surges can be avoided to ensure optimal uptime, saving on costs and reducing emissions.
Our buss cabinets are available on demand as a rental solution, either standalone or as part of a complete electrical distribution solution, to suit any project needs.
Conclusion
Electrical distribution has emerged as a viable solution that addresses sustainability and cost efficiency. By reducing reliance on traditional generators, companies can achieve significant cost savings, lower emissions, and improve operational efficiency.
Our range of electrical distribution solutions, available on a rental basis, makes it easier than ever for companies to transition to a smarter, greener approach to energy management.
Ready to explore how electrical distribution can benefit your project? Contact Aggreko's specialists to learn more about our customizable solutions.