Rightsizing energy packages

Aggreko’s load-on-demand solutions: rightsizing energy packages

We help rightsize energy packages for performance and efficiency, using intelligent design and smart solutions like load on demand

When it comes to energy packages, there’s no such thing as one-size-fits-all. Instead, you need a smart solution designed around your specific project requirements, load fluctuations, and demand. Achieving optimal performance takes a turnkey utility package built for you.

Our engineers rightsize every energy package we provide. We also offer intelligent solutions like load on demand, where multiple smaller generators or batteries work together, switching on or off as necessary. With energy demand fluctuating, load on demand keeps your package working in tandem, so you can:

Get efficient energy, even when demand is hard to predict
Use automated energy switch technology to turn generators on and off
Reduce your costs and emissions by avoiding excessive energy production

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How can Aggreko help to rightsize an energy package?

Our engineers have years of expertise in industries ranging from data centres to manufacturing. We continually invest time in understanding your specific project, from your exact energy requirements to how things might change over time.

Your project - We’ll help you solidify and articulate your energy needs and assess how those needs might evolve throughout your project.
Your load profile - We’ll analyse your site’s load profile, including peak demand, low demand, and base loads. Our load-on-demand solutions can intelligently match energy to demand.
Your equipment - We’ll identify and assess your equipment with high inrush currents or specific operating periods.

Benefits of rightsizing energy packages with Aggreko

Rightsizing means you’ll never pay for generator capacity you don’t need, helping you control costs and reduce risk across your project lifecycle.

Increased efficiency
Lower emissions
Reduced fuel usage
Lower fuel costs

Why are generators oversized?

When a utility package is oversized, it affects your operations. Generators perform poorly at low loads, while unnecessary energy production increases emissions, maintenance, and costs.

There are six main reasons why people might (incorrectly) choose to oversize their generators:

Powering motor start machinery.
Adding resilience in case of high demand.
Addressing known peaks or fluctuations in demand.
Lack of knowledge about actual energy consumption.
Lack of foresight around future energy consumption.
A need for spinning reserve or redundancy.

Options for rightsizing energy generation packages

Downsizing your temporary generator

After analysing your load profile, it may be possible to downsize the necessary energy solution to suit your project’s requirements better. This immediately reduces your costs and emissions. It may also be possible to adopt more fuel-efficient generators, including our tier 4F generators.

Load-on-demand smart solutions

With load on demand, we replace large generators with several smaller ones connected together. These units can then automatically switch on and off to meet demand.

This comes with several key advantages, including:

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Lower emissions when demand is reduced
Fuel savings
More optimal loads for each generator

Frequently asked questions

In every industry, energy packages need to be able to match demand. But in an effort to remove uncertainty around energy supply capacity, there’s a tendency to get a larger package than you need. This leads to unnecessary fuel costs, production, and emissions.

Rightsizing is the science of understanding actual demand and how that demand fluctuates and then designing a turnkey energy solution to match.

Excessive energy generation capacity increases fuel consumption, maintenance, costs, and emissions. Additionally, incorrect solutions can also significantly affect your operations.

Generators running at low loads for extended periods are prone to issues and faults. Similarly, running generators at maximum output can cause unexpected problems. Peak performance is only possible when your generators are carefully configured to run at optimal loads.

Rightsizing energy packages

We help rightsize energy packages for performance and efficiency, using intelligent design and smart solutions like load on demand

How can Aggreko help to rightsize an energy package?

Benefits of rightsizing energy packages with Aggreko

Why are generators oversized?