Introduction

Monitor Power Quality and Respond to Problems Before They Become Critical
Hospitals use large amounts of electricity to operate their facilities. From lighting patient and operating rooms to powering MRI and dialysis machines, reliable, high-quality power is a necessity for any healthcare facility. EIG’s power quality meters are critical tools for energy management for hospitals. They are certified to the highest international power quality measurement standards. They enable hospital facility managers to monitor the power quality of energy being supplied to the hospital. They also offer high resolution waveform capture for post-event analytics.
In addition to monitoring power quality conditions, another aspect of energy management for hospitals is that hospital facility managers must ensure that any problems with their electrical system are caught early, so that steps can be taken to address the problem before it escalates to the point of a power loss. EIG’s meters offer alarm limits that can be programmed for any electrical parameters the meters measure and then to send email alarms to multiple parties when any of the limits are exceeded. This allows hospital facility operators to respond immediately to voltage fluctuations, current fault events, or any other power quality related problems. Responding quickly allows action to be taken before there is damage to equipment or loss of power.
Track Energy Usage to Increase Efficiency
Electricity is a major cost for hospitals and healthcare facilities. According to ENERGY STAR, a U.S. government-backed energy savings program, U.S. healthcare facilities spend over $6.5 billion on energy each year. Monitoring energy usage in different areas of the hospital, for example, by using EIG’s MP200™ multi-circuit metering system for panel level metering, enables facility managers to identify areas of wasteful energy use. They can then take steps to conserve usage and lower costs. Also, by performing machine level monitoring, they can be alerted to greater than normal usage, which is an indication that the machine isn’t operating properly. They can then perform preventive maintenance before expensive equipment is damaged.
Hospitals can also manage their energy resources and lower their energy costs with EIG’s EnergyPQA.com® AI-driven energy management system’s smart analytics. This system transforms traditional energy management by identifying the most energy wasteful areas and circuits to maximize energy efficiency improvements. The EnergyPQA.com® system allows facility managers to:

- Automatically grade hospital facilities for energy efficiency.
- Identify potential savings by improving least efficient facilities and circuits.
- Perform simple, meaningful actions to save energy and costs by focusing on the most inefficient circuits.

Use Artificial Intelligence to Predict Energy Usage into the Future
Reduce Costs with AI-based Predictions
The EnergyPQA.com® system’s AI-based energy predictions provide insights into healthcare facilities’ energy trends into the future. By looking at future predictions, a facility manager can ascertain if energy reduction programs will be successful. The system uses historical energy readings and future weather forecasts to provide usage and demand before they occur, at all metered points.
- Accurately predict demand and energy usage into the future with advanced AI and machine learning.
- Take action on peak demand predictions in advance of penalty.
- View energy dashboards that detail energy usage and demand across facility areas and provide insightful usage analysis.
Support Sustainability Efforts
As large consumers of electricity and other commodities, hospitals need to be mindful of the impact they have on the communities in which they are located. This is the reason that many hospitals are pursuing sustainability. One of the major indices of sustainability is CO2 footprint. The EnergyPQA.com® system automatically calculates the CO2 footprint for the hospital or health care facility. The system also has an Enterprise reporting feature that lets facility managers track CO2 footprint year to date. Using the report, they can see if their sustainability measures have been successful; and, if not, they can improve their plans.
For hospitals that use renewable sources for their primary energy needs or backup power, advanced revenue meters can track the renewable energy used by the hospital and any excess energy sold back to the utility. This ensures accurate reimbursement to the hospital. EIG’s advanced revenue meters provide 0.1% energy measurement accuracy and have multiple communication means for reporting energy usage to the EnergyPQA.com® system or other building and energy management applications.

Examples of Energy Management for Hospitals

Products
Healthcare Facilities Products
Nexus® 1500+ meter | |
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![]() | Power Quality MeterOrdering Part #: Nexus1500+-D2-60-20-V3-X-X-X-X |
Shark® 250 meter | |
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![]() | Power Quality Monitoring and Alarm/LimitsOrdering Part #: Shark250-60-10-V2-D2-INP100S-X-X |
MP200™ multipoint metering system | |
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![]() | Multi-circuit Panel MeteringOrdering Part #: MP200-Y-60-10-V2-WIFI |
ST40 meter | |
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![]() | Machine Level MonitoringOrdering Part #: ST40-60-10-V5-INP10 |
EnergyPQA.com® AI Driven Energy Management System | |
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![]() | Provides energy analytics and predictions, reducing costs and improving power system reliabilityOrdering Part #: ENERGYPQA-1Y |
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