COMPANY NEWS
See your Building's Electric Use in Action!October 2011 |
Welcome the newest addition to our extensive line of Energy Sentry demand management products… the 9326 Remote Demand Display. Now you and your employees can watch your building’s electric use in action with a 15” x 4” LED Display Station. The 2” LED digits are visible from over 100 feet away. |
What is Demand?June 2011 |
What is Demand? Seems like a pretty simple question but the answer is far from simple for most people who aren’t in the electric utility industry. Whether you’re still trying to nail down the basics, or just trying to explain the basics, this article will hopefully help you achieve the “simple” answer to that not-so-simple question. |
June 2011 |
Most of the time our attention is focused on areas that directly effect us or have a significant impact on our lives - it’s human nature. There are so many factors pulling our attention in different directions with our hectic day-to-day schedules that Demand is probably the last thing on our minds. So why should you take 5 minutes out of your busy day to read this article...
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Lending a Hand in Haiti
April 2011 |
Brayden Automation Corporation (BAC) continually strives to support various agencies and programs within our community that work towards the betterment of youth, reducing poverty, and increasing energy efficiency. We were recently presented with an opportunity to go beyond our local community and support a program abroad that utilizes all three of these missions... |
Unexpected
April 2011 |
A large portion of our demand management projects are for smaller commercial buildings like churches. Over the years we've noticed an interesting phenomenon related to churches and demand. Not rocket science, mind you, but an interesting observation just the same. |
Another Church $aves!February 2011 |
Another Church Saving Big? But are their benefits being
maximized? The answer may surprise you...
It's no secret that churches happen to be one of the best applications for demand management. The primary reason they're so successful can be attributed to their very predictable peaks of energy use compressed into short periods of time. |
Great Basin
September 2010 |
Brayden Automation Corp. was contacted in 2008 by personnel from Great Basin National Park in Baker, Nevada after their power supplier Mt. Wheeler Power identified that their peak demand was higher than normal. The Member Services Representative at Mt. Wheeler, Kevin Robison, had worked with Brayden Automation before and recognized the visitor center as a possible demand control application. |
Energy Sentry
September 2010
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Many times when we discuss our Energy Sentry Demand Management Systems we focus on how they are used for demand rates. However, the Energy Sentry systems have also been used for years in areas like Arizona for Energy Time-of-Use (TOU) rates. Some of our residential customer's in Colorado have also utilized Energy TOU to save on their electric bills. Here's one customer's story. |
Senior Living Center Reduces Electric CostsJuly 2010 |
Clarence Fuqua contacted Brayden Automation in 2006 to inquire about a demand control device for his HOA's laundry rooms. Clarence is a resident of Mutual Eight in Leisure World Seal Beach, California, a senior citizen community of approximately 9,000 residents. |
Success Story
July 2010 |
The following is a letter sent to one of our dealers, Alex Kee of Energy Advisors in Virginia, about how satisfied one of his customers is with their Energy Sentry demand management system... |