
Comfort Heating Electrification for Energy-Intensive Customer
Project Overview
For an energy-intensive customer within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), it was identified that 2% of their gas usage was attributed to comfort heating. The goal was to achieve annual savings of 3-5%, focusing on optimizing comfort heating while other energy-intensive areas required more detailed optimization plans.
Key Actions and Results
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Comfort Heating Optimization: Old, inefficient radiant heaters were decommissioned and replaced with modern electric heaters, improving energy efficiency.
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Control Systems: The higher running costs of electric heating were mitigated by installing advanced control systems to optimize energy use.
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Smarter Heater Placement: Smaller heaters were positioned closer to the workers in the areas they occupied, reducing energy wasted on heating unpopulated spaces.
Outcome
By modernizing the heating system and improving control, the client was able to achieve the target savings, reducing both energy use and carbon emissions while improving comfort and efficiency in the workspace.










