Faros have a proven track record of working with companies to reduce their energy consumption (see Energy Reduction service).  One of the immediate priorities is to ensure that their customers are only paying for the energy they actually use.  Faros’ Forensic Energy Analysis compares the raw data, direct from the customer’s meter, with the total on their bill.  Between the meter and the bill, the half hourly data goes through the DC’s settlement process and also the supplier’s settlement process where manipulation of the true data can occur.  Any incongruities are further analyzed by Faros’ expert team and queried directly with the supplier to deliver the customer financial saving in their utility billing and CRC tax.

With the customer’s permission, Faros have the capability to access their meters directly to obtain the real time phase balance, power factor, multiplier and raw half hourly data.  Faros also provide detailed analysis on load against the Agreed Supply Capacity and Maximum Demands. This information is vital in making decisions about upgrade requirements which have high cost implications.

Another aspect of Forensic Energy Analysis is to provide independent, accurate savings analysis on specific energy projects, or trials, to establish whether to roll a project out to all sites or if individual projected savings have been achieved/exceeded.