Consider the corner convenience store, the one you stopped at yesterday or a few days before. Tracking – and cutting – the store’s energy consumption is challenging because the type of business, the level of activity, weather, location, and equipment all play a role. What’s more, time spent on energy-related matters takes away from focusing on customers and ensuring business continuity, critical tasks for any store manager. This energy challenge is even greater for a Head of Operations who’s in charge of managing many stores, perhaps hundreds, across an entire region. How does he or she figure out what can be done to turn high consumption locations into low ones? What’s needed is key performance indicators (KPIs) and insights adapted to a specific situation. Fortunately, the right monitoring software can supply that information – and this data can boost profit. Before discussing a solution, though, it’s important to understand the nature of the problem. First , energy usage varies ...
