When explaining the concept behind Power Smart to our clients, they are typically surprised.  “You mean BC Hydro is paying to have their Customers buy less of their product?”  The rationale is a directive from the BC government, which in its 2007 Energy Plan mandated that 50% of all BC Hydro’s incremental resource needs are to be met through conservation by 2020.  This is in line with the most basic principle of Energy Management - the cheapest, greenest, and most sustainable kilowatt of power is the kilowatt you don’t use.

Power Smart offers a series of different incentives for their Customers to review their existing facilities and production systems, identify changes that make the biggest impact on their energy consumption, and even offers financing to make the changes that are recommended in the studies.  Fransen Engineering has worked with a variety of clients to review their systems and make recommendations on changes that reduce overall power consumption by 10% to 20%.  In addition, Fransen Engineering has served as Energy Manager to several of the largest industrial clients in British Columbia on a continuing basis, helping to maximize process and system efficiencies with a full suite of technical tools.

In light of governments setting lower allowable emission limits to combat climate change, there is yet another incentive towards greater energy efficiency.  Fransen Engineering has several individuals, who are trained as Certified Energy Managers, and many of our energy projects have received awards for innovation and the cost effectiveness of any solutions identified that make a significant reduction to overall plant power consumption.