Compare cost with output
Put power costs next to what a line or site produced over the same period. This gives managers a starting point for asking why one shift, line or week cost more than another.
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05 / Power and operating resources
See what power costs, and what outages interrupt.
An electricity bill tells you what you spent, but not what was happening on the factory floor. Look at meter readings, generator use and power cuts alongside production to understand the cost of keeping the operation running.
How this part connects
From power supply to running cost.
Power comes from the grid and on-site sources such as generators. Follow its use across the site, then compare running time, stoppages and output with the cost.
Illustrative process.
See what a power cut interrupted
Look at when power was lost, which lines stopped and when work resumed. Compare the timings before treating every production delay as a power problem.
Understand where the figures come from
Keep electricity readings, generator logs and fuel supplied together. Show which figures were measured and which were estimated, so a cost comparison is easier to check.
Full process: Power and operating resources
From power supply to the cost of running the site
Operation flowRecords to compare
- Energy sourcesGrid and fuel supply
- Generation / storageOn-site resources
- Areas and linesWhere energy is used
- Operational outputWork and running time
- ReliabilityOutages and stops
- Energy costRates and cost basis
Show readings and estimates separately
Meters and readingsGeneration logsOutage recordsOutput and tariffs
Follow power from the grid, on-site generation and storage to the areas using it. Compare electricity readings, generator logs, outages and output over the same period.
Fuel supplied to a generator is not a measurement of electricity delivered. Show readings and estimates separately. Figures for an individual line depend on the meters and records available for that line.
Across departments
How this connects to the rest of your business
What the line produced
Compare power use and interruptions with running time, stoppages and output.
Explore this partFuel sent to the generator
Find how much fuel stores supplied and which equipment received it.
Explore this partA cost worth checking
Open the readings, rates and estimates behind a power-cost comparison.
Explore this partCan you explain a higher power bill or the effect of a power cut?
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