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Digitalize to make smarter energy decisions

Optimizing power usage is the first step on your journey to decarbonizing heatlhcare.

Adapting digital technologies — connected devices, data models and insights — is helping healthcare organizations transform power management for more sustainable and efficient power use. 

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Optimize power usage

Digital tools make it easier to see where energy is being using used,  wasted and how potential upgrades will impact overall system performance. Plus, they can clearly translate the impact of energy-efficiency improvements into short-term savings metrics to help justify future investment.

For instance, sensors and monitoring platforms can pull real-time data from heating and cooling systems while monitoring environmental conditions. Artificial intelligence (AI) models can apply sophisticated algorithms to optimize power usage while learning and improving with each interaction. The cloud and edge provide the infrastructure for managing all of that data, while mechanisms such as digital twins provide new ways to visualize a building or an entire campus as holistic entity with ever-changing energy and power requirements.

 

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Improve your energy strategy with digitalization

Today, digital tools are available that leverage machine learning and AI to help achieve decarbonization goals. Eaton's Energy Management Systems (EMS) analyzes data from every connected device in your facilities. It offers automated insights for informed decision-making, transforming your approach to energy utilization. The software also enables grid interactivity and optimizes assets, helping you gain control over energy consumption and refine usage patterns. 

In energy-intensive industries like healthcare, even the smallest electrical system performance gains can help organizations allocate more funding toward to patient care. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study recently showed that each dollar saved by a non-profit healthcare organization through better energy performance is equivalent to generating up to $20 in new revenues. Essentially, energy efficiency improvements that save $20,000 are equivalent to $400,000 in new revenues per year over the life of the equipment.

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