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-- European Power Quality Survey Results ---- Poor Power Quality costs European business more than 150 billion a year ------ European business is under-investing ------ How much are poor Power Quality events costing you? ------ PQ solutions often cost less than the financial losses they resolve ------ Survey shows significant impact on company turnover ------ What is Power Quality? ------ ‘Cost of poor Power Quality’ Research Project ---- Chemical plants suffer from inadequate power supply ------ Electric systems source of high financial losses ------ A week’s lost production caused by 5 seconds’ power failure ------ Equipment fire caused by a voltage surge ------ PQ issues push company into the red ------ Profitable investment opportunities ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ---- Expensive production losses due to inadequate power supply at semiconductor industries ------ Several phenomena affecting production equipment ------ Wide ranging financial losses caused by inadequate Power Quality (PQ) ------ €40 million for one power interruption ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ------ Profitable investment opportunities ---- IT and Telecom: maximum system availability demands continuous power supply ------ A small PQ event can create substantial costs ------ Unresolved power quality issues can have an immediate impact on an IT or Telecom company’s reputation. ------ Power supply variations cost telephone company millions per event ------ Understanding the problems– designing the solutions ------ Profitable investment opportunities ---- Metals sector not aware of its power quality losses ------ The domino effect of production stoppages ------ Different cost centres blur the reality ------ A high price for an under-designed process system ------ A productivity loss of over €10 million annually ------ 3.4 % of company’s annual turnover being wasted ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ------ Profitable investment opportunities ---- No electric power, no media power ------ A wide range of potentially disastrous events ------ Power interruptions play havoc with newspaper printing ------ TV broadcasting company pays high extra cost ------ Profitable investment opportunities ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ---- Pharmaceuticals: unplanned interruptions generate high costs and create long delays ------ Additional costs in numerous areas ------ Even the most localised power interruption can result in a wasted production batch. ------ 3% of company’s turnover lost in extended power interruption ------ Understanding the problems– designing the solutions ------ Profitable investment opportunities ---- Power interruptions eat into hospitals’ stretched budgets ------ Costs quickly mount up ------ Cost minimisation results in ineffective back-up system ------ Staff downtime costs hospital €50,000 ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ------ Profitable investment opportunities ---- Pulp and paper manufacturers suffer significant losses ------ Electric power systems still far from immune ------ Power interruptions create significant losses ------ Voltage interruptions and earthing problems ------ Losing a consolidated amount up to 11 per cent of turnover ------ Inexpensive components cause large financial losses ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ------ Profitable investment opportunities ------ Do you know what PQ is costing your pulp & paper factory ? ---- Retail sector suffers from power disturbances ------ Several phenomena affecting daily business ------ Financial losses mount up for supermarket chain ------ Profitable investment opportunities ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ---- Unscheduled stoppages cost oil refineries millions ------ Unplanned, substantial costs ------ Inappropriate earthing costs refinery €3 million ------ Shutdown of multiple facilities following power failure ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ------ Profitable investment opportunities ---- Power interruptions are often disastrous for the hotel sector ------ The losses impact several business areas. ------ The cost of the solution is often less than the annual losses due to PQ ------ Calamity avoided ------ Understanding the problems – designing the solutions ------ Profitable investment opportunities
