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Energy efficiency makes good business sense

There are many reasons why businesses are placing a focus on becoming energy efficient, from environmental to bottom line.
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Last updated 28 Aug, 2025

Key Takeaways: 

  • Power Factor Correction equipment can help deliver the right amount of energy to reduce network and demand charges.
  • Operational energy management can identify anomalies as they occur, analyse the cause and report back to the building manager to have them rectified. 
  • More industry and government initiatives have become accessible to support business efficiency practices.

Regardless of your goals for using less energy, reviewing energy efficiency is becoming increasingly commonplace as it makes better business sense.

AGL aims to help businesses become more energy efficient and save through practical guidance around different techonolgies. Here are just a few ways we can help your business take energy efficiency to the next level. 

Power Factor Correction

Why pay for energy that can’t be used?

Many businesses aren’t aware that as well as the power that their equipment uses (real power), a site may also draw energy that is not directly used (reactive power). The relationship between real and apparent power is known as power factor (kVA). If your site has a poor power factor, you could be paying for energy you cannot use.

AGL's Electroserv team of experts specialise in helping you reduce kVA. By designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing Power Factor Correction equipment nationally, we may be able to extend the life of your equipment, ensure compliance with regulatory codes, or help ensure more power is available for site expansion without the need for new switchboards and cabling.

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Operational Energy Management

Converting building data into actionable items.

From human behaviour to software faults and less-than-efficient hardware, many factors contribute to potential energy wastage in commercial buildings – unless they are regularly monitored and expertly analysed.

That’s where Operational Energy Management (OEM) comes in. OEM is a set of technologies and processes that identify anomalies as they occur, analyse the cause and report back to the building manager to have them rectified. It works by converting a building’s data into actionable items.

We have a dedicated team of OEM experts who help you address energy wastage and ensure every building we monitor is fully optimised.

Here are some additional resources to help improve your business’ energy efficiencies:

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water helps businesses manage energy costs, improve energy efficiency and shares best-practice information from Australia and overseas. 

The NSW government’s Climate and Energy Action website helps businesses identify energy-saving opportunities, access funding and assists with project management and training.

Victoria’s Energy Upgrades for Business program is designed to help make energy efficiency improvements more affordable, contribute to greenhouse gas reduction and encourages investment in energy efficiency goods and services.

Energy efficiency information, advice and programs from the SA government.

How can we help?

If you’re interested in learning about more ways to help reduce your business’s energy consumption, get in touch 131 245 or visit agl.com.au/pfc.

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