Holistic Energy Solutions is partnering with The Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA) – at their fitness, sports research and high-performance centre in Cape Town.

HES is assisting SSISSA understanding and managing their electricity consumption – and planning actions with them to reduce it. We are also assessing energy efficient options for heating the large swimming pool and the space heating of the gym, pool and  conference area.

Firstly, we installed smart meters at their facility and gathered several weeks of data. We identified an immediate opportunity to improve the Power Factor correction equipment which has been done – and has resulted in a significant saving every month.

Further analysis helped us and the SSISA Facilities Management Team understand how electricity is consumed throughout the day and over the week (the Electricity usage profile). We also identified the base-load electrical consumption (what electricity is used over the weekends and during the night.)

As part of our services, we also checked the accuracy of the municipal bills – which was important given that SSISA pays R330 000+ per month on electricity. 

We worked together with the SSISA Facilities Management Team to identify the key drivers of the electrical consumption – and we assessed what could be done to reduce the electricity used.