Ceramics factory cut energy costs by 24% through monitoring

In an interview, Susana Pires of Youdera explains how real-time energy monitoring and strategic management can cut business costs. She cites a ceramics factory case where combining consumption monitoring, invoice audits, a structured supplier tender and a photovoltaic self-consumption system with battery storage reduced overall energy costs by 24% in the first year. Pires argues most companies passively pay bills without questioning contracted power, tariff indexation or regulated charges, missing savings opportunities such as renewable energy communities, power purchase agreements, or the electro-intensive client status available to high, steady consumers.