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The demand management library

Understand demand.
Then beat it.

Nearly five decades of demand-control know-how — explainers, calculators, real case studies, and the answers your utility won't give you. Start with who you are.

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Since 1978
Building demand controllers
What is demand management?

Your utility charges for two things: energy (kWh — how much you use) and demand (kW — how fast you use it at peak). Demand management keeps that peak in check so you pay less without changing how you live.

Start here · Cornerstone guide

Demand Management 101

Your utility bills you for how fast you use electricity, not just how much. We explain the whole thing with a car on the highway — and show you exactly where the money leaks.

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Common questions

Straight answers on loads, rates, savings and setup — one topic at a time.

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Resources

Guides, tools & downloads

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Savings Calculator
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Load Factor Calculator
How efficient is your building, really?
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Demand Charge Calculator
Turn kW peaks into real dollars.
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Proof, with real numbers
Church · Boulder, CO
$10,633$168
Mountain View Methodist cut its yearly bill to almost nothing with solar + demand control.
Quick serve · Brighton, CO
$12,000 in 2 yrs
A McDonald's franchise saved $4,000 in the first six months — payback in under a year.
Senior living · Seal Beach, CA
40% lower
Leisure World's laundry rooms dropped back to the residential rate across 46 installations.
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What customers say

★★★★★ 4.9 / 5 average · from 35,000+ installations
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