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Building a Power Plan for Your Premises Putting it together.WHAT A PLAN ESTABLISHESWhat must stay running For how long From which source... Buying Solar and Inverter Equipment Avoiding expensive mistakes.WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT ANY SUPPLIERHow long they have operated What... Calculating Your Actual Energy Cost What power really costs you.WHY THE BILL IS NOT THE ANSWERMost businesses pay for power from... Choosing Batteries The component that decides cost and life.WHAT TYPES ARE COMMONLY USEDFlooded lead-acid Sealed... Choosing Between Solar, Generator and Grid Reliance The core decision.WHAT EACH SUITSGrid: cheapest per unit where supply hours are adequateSolar... Common Power Mistakes What goes wrong repeatedly.BUYING BEFORE MEASURINGEquipment sized by guesswork, and money... Generator Fuel Management Handling the largest running cost.WHAT DOMINATES GENERATOR COSTFuel, by a wide margin.WHAT... Handling Disputes With Your Distribution Company When billing or supply is wrong.WHAT COMMON DISPUTES AREEstimated bills that are excessive... How Nigeria's Electricity Supply Works The grid and its structure.WHAT THE CHAIN ISGeneration companies produce electricity The... Hybrid Power Systems Combining sources.WHAT A HYBRID SYSTEM ISOne that draws from grid, solar and generator as... Installing and Commissioning a System Getting it right at the start.WHAT PROPER INSTALLATION REQUIRESA qualified electrician Correct... Managing Air Conditioning Costs Usually the largest consumer.WHY IT DOMINATESCooling requires substantial power, and it runs for... Measuring Your Electrical Load Knowing what you draw.WHY IT MATTERSEverything you buy is sized from this number, and guessing... Monitoring and Maintaining Solar Systems Keeping output where it should be.WHY MONITORING MATTERSOutput degrades gradually and silently,... Planning Power for a New Installation Building it in from the start.WHY IT IS CHEAPER THENSeparating circuits, running cable and... Power Considerations When Choosing Premises What to check before signing.WHAT TO ESTABLISHThe tariff band Actual supply hours, from... Power Costs and Pricing Your Work Passing energy costs through.WHY IT MATTERSEnergy is a major cost that is frequently absorbed... Power and Energy for Businesses: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.MEASURE BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHINGRecord your actual supply hours for... Power for Offices and Professional Services Keeping people working.WHAT MUST KEEP RUNNINGNetwork equipment Computers, or the ability to... Power for Retail and Food Businesses Keeping stock and tills running.WHAT IS AT STAKESpoiled stock, lost sales and customers turned... Power for Server Rooms and Network Equipment Protecting what must never stop.WHAT IS AT STAKEEquipment damage, data loss and interrupted... Power for Workshops and Light Industry Running machinery.WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENTMotors, which draw far more when starting than when... Protecting Equipment From Poor Power Damage caused by supply quality.WHAT DAMAGES EQUIPMENTVoltage that is too high or too low Sudden... Reading Your Electricity Bill Understanding what you are charged.WHAT A BILL TYPICALLY SHOWSThe account and meter number The... Reducing Your Energy Consumption The cheapest energy is what you do not use.WHY IT COMES FIRSTEvery unit saved reduces the size... Running and Maintaining a Generator Keeping it working.WHAT MAINTENANCE REQUIRESOil changes at the stated intervalFilter changes:... Sizing a Generator Correctly Choosing the right capacity.WHAT TO START FROMYour essential load list.WHAT TO ADDStarting surge... Sizing a Solar System Working out what you need.WHAT TO ESTABLISH FIRSTYour daily consumption in units, for the load... Sizing an Inverter System Matching the system to the need.WHAT TO ESTABLISH FIRSTWhich circuits the system will supply.WHY... Understanding Automatic Transfer Switches Switching between sources safely.WHAT A TRANSFER SWITCH DOESConnects your premises to one supply... Understanding Backup Generators The default backup.WHAT A GENERATOR DOESBurns fuel to produce electricity.WHAT TYPES EXISTPetrol,... Understanding Earthing and Electrical Safety The foundation everything depends on.WHAT EARTHING DOESProvides a path for fault current, so... Understanding Energy Efficiency Ratings Reading the labels.WHAT RATINGS TELL YOURelative efficiency, within a category.WHERE THEY... Understanding Inverters and Batteries Silent backup power.WHAT AN INVERTER SYSTEM DOESStores electricity in batteries, and converts it... Understanding Metering How consumption is recorded.WHAT METER TYPES EXISTPrepaid, where you buy units in advance... Understanding Power Backup for Security Systems What fails when the lights go out.WHAT STOPS WORKINGCameras Recorders Alarms Electric gates and... Understanding Solar Economics Whether it pays.WHAT THE CALCULATION ISSystem cost, against what it saves over its life.WHAT TO... Understanding Solar Power Generating your own electricity.WHAT A SOLAR SYSTEM CONSISTS OFPanels, which generate A charge... Understanding Voltage, Current and Power The basic quantities.WHY THEY MATTEREvery specification you read uses them, and misreading them... Understanding Your Power Problem Establishing what you actually need.WHY START HEREMost power spending is wasted because the... Working Through Extended Outages When power is gone for days.WHAT CAUSES THEMEquipment failure on the network Storm damage Fuel...

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