Businesses waste 60 percent of their energy dollars each year which is a result from inefficient HVAC units and lighting to poorly maintained equipment to ineffective HVAC schedules.  That’s why it’s essential to take a holistic approach to monitoring and controlling your electrical infrastructure. Since nearly half of energy waste is related to HVAC units, we’ll explore the differences between an energy management solution and a standard programmable thermostat.

Energy Management Solution vs. Programmable Thermostats

An energy management solution drives efficiency throughout your electrical infrastructure as a complete system, whereas a programmable thermostat will only impact energy costs from HVAC units alone.This difference allows for more energy and operational savings coming from an energy management solution; however, this post will focus on an apples-to-apples comparison of differences at the HVAC level.Here is a list of some of the biggest variations between the two options:

The decision between an energy management solution and a programmable thermostat may seem like a budget decision initially, yet the return on investment is often recognized much sooner in an energy management system.  With ConnectedControl’s turkey solution with no upfront costs, we have created a unique value proposition that allows customers to be cash flow positive from day one without touching a capital expense budget.  To learn more, contact us, and we’ll get in touch with you soon.