how to track energy cost on my building?
how to track energy cost on my building?
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Im new to this site but I ve already got lots of useful info on here. I am in charge of the HVAC area of a fairly large church and I am wanting to figure out if its cheaper to cool the building with my centrifical chiller or by building ice with the screw chiller and then burning it throughout the day. I was woundering how use guys would go about tracking the cost of these two options.






RE: how to track energy cost on my building?
What they would know better are the issues of performance and efficiency differences, climate conditions that would affect your choices etc. Be sure to post as much data as you can think of, i.e. where (in the world) your church is, size, general shape of your indoor structure, usege etc.
RE: how to track energy cost on my building?
RE: how to track energy cost on my building?
RE: how to track energy cost on my building?
The maximum attainable BTUs per KWHr will be much less with the ice machine than with the air conditioner.
To compare, I would track the amount of ice produced per KWHr and cconvert to BTUs per hour. Then estimate the actual BTU per hour output of the air conditioner. Measure KWHrs for both machines, convert to the same time base and compare costs.
respectfully
RE: how to track energy cost on my building?