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Monitoring Cross-Residence Infection Spread
As we discussed in Wednesday’s article, the issue of self-isolating students puts an enormous strain on energy consumption. But it’s important to think about student safety and ensuring that risk of infection spread is monitored and curtailed where necessary to ensure...
Controlling Energy Use With a Self-Isolating Student
The events of the global pandemic throughout 2020 presented us with myriad scenarios that placed a heavy load on energy sources throughout the country. With lockdowns, work-from-home notices and self-isolation requirements, energy demand increased as we were required...
Controlling Energy Consumption in Lockdown
With the events of 2020 resulting in a variety of lockdowns and tier systems that required the general public to remain indoors, energy consumption has rapidly increased for households, operating businesses and accommodation buildings across the country. For...
2020 – A Year in Review
2020 - A Year in Review 2020 was a difficult year for the entire world - with the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) bearing down on people and businesses, we found ourselves suffering mass lockdowns, a shift to online learning for students, changes to our...
Save £54K in 3 half-hours?
Maintaining our national electrical infrastructure is a costly business. Charges over and above energy consumption costs, are known as DUoS and TNUoS and apply to business energy users to cover infrastructure maintenance. DUoS (Distribution Use of System)The...
The minutiae of Mains Borne Signalling
Mains Borne Signalling (MBS) has been used since the 1980s for sending and receiving digital data between pieces of electronic apparatus. Equipment connected to the electrical circuit in a building places a tiny additional voltage on the Earth and Neutral wiring. High...
Gildersome Spurs promoted to Division 1
Established in 1977, Gildersome Spurs JFC has seen many children go through from under 5s through to the under 18s, with many moving on to the open age team 'Gildersome Old Boys'. Boys and Girls aged 4 to 18 are welcome to join and It's a way of having fun, keeping...
Let’s get ready to ramble!
Children in need is as much a part of this season in the UK as Bonfire night and autumnal golden leaves creating a crisp carpet across the landscape! What better way to enjoy this glorious season than tramping across beautiful countryside raising money for such a...
Reducing energy costs – use less of it or buy it cheaper?
Too many organisations focus on the unit cost of energy rather than their consumption of it. It is considered a cost, rather than a service. But careful energy control will show a significant impact on an organisations bottom line; its carbon footprint; by becoming...
Accurate measuring of hot water
Knowing the temperature within a hot-water tank is something that is often overlooked when considering the monitoring of energy use. Usually a thermostat is strapped around the centre of the tank which triggers the boiler on or off. Operationally this has worked well...