{"id":2418,"date":"2021-05-24T14:52:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T14:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auxanosolar.com\/current\/?p=2418"},"modified":"2023-08-25T11:33:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:33:43","slug":"how-important-is-energy-audit-to-your-next-solar-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auxanosolar.com\/?p=2418","title":{"rendered":"How Important is Energy Audit to your next Solar project?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Energy Audit is the determination of the energy requirements for a building. It is a careful examination of the electrical loads. This is crucial for stand-alone system which are commonly seen in Nigeria. <strong>ENERGY AUDIT<\/strong> helps prevent over sizing of the system, safe guarding your electrical appliances from damaging from inappropriate power surge and it generally saves your cost.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>main aim of a Solar Energy Audit<\/strong> is to know the <strong>energy demand of the client.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An energy audit is not a design or works specification. However, data from an energy audit is required for the designing of a solar system solution. Without an accurate energy audit, it\u2019s seemingly impossible to design a sustainable solar system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6506\" src=\"https:\/\/auxanosolar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-Audit-pix-1b-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to consider during Solar Energy Audit<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>List of electrical appliances to be powered by the solar system.<\/li>\n<li>Power rating of the Electrical appliances in Watt.<\/li>\n<li>Daily running hours of the appliances.<\/li>\n<li>Total energy consumption of the building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Total Energy Consumption = Quantity of electrical appliance x Power rating of appliance x daily running hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0Look at this simply illustration below<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A house in Nigeria has the following electrical appliance usage:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 x 10-Watt LED bulb used 4 hours per day.<\/p>\n<p>1 x 70-Watt fan used for 2 hours per day.<\/p>\n<p>1 x 75-Watt refrigerator that runs 12 hours per day.<\/p>\n<p>1 x 150-Watt Television used for 6 hours per day<\/p>\n<p>1 x 150-Watt Miscellaneous load used 6 hours per day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Calculate the energy demand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Total appliance use = (10 W x 4 hours) + (70 W x 2 hours) + (75 W x 12 hours) + (150 W x 6 hours) + (150 W x 6 hours)<\/p>\n<p>= 2,890 wh\/day<\/p>\n<p>Total energy consumed daily = 2,890 Wh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6505\" src=\"https:\/\/auxanosolar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-Audit-pix-1a-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Merits of Solar Energy Audit <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It provides the data needed for the appropriate system design.<\/li>\n<li>It helps identify opportunities to reduce energy use<\/li>\n<li>It helps reduce the capital cost<\/li>\n<li>It will help the technicians to position and capacity of the solar inverter the solar arrays \/solar panels.<\/li>\n<li>An Energy Audit helps ascertain the back-up time of the solar storage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Demerits of Solar Energy Audit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are no disadvantages of carrying out this process however, if it is not carried out by a professional Solar Technician the system design can either be overestimated or underestimated which can lead to a more expensive capital cost or a system malfunction.<\/p>\n<p>At Auxano Solar, our team of excellent professional Solar Technicians and Engineers dot all the i\u2019s and cross all the T\u2019s during every energy audit of any project capacity.<\/p>\n<p>We are AUXANO SOLAR and ALL OUR INNOVATIONS WORKS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Think Solar, Think Auxano Solar!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Visit us :<\/strong> <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.auxanosolar.com\/?fbclid=IwAR04QPCLCLM_ycKuqBC0FF6mXJcFNpZG4K1SLOL7do-KSJCaxcJhIFNkb7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.auxanosolar.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Mail us :<\/strong> info@auxanosolar.com<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Call us :<\/strong> +234 706 795 6193<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy Audit is the determination of the energy requirements for a building. 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