Energy MonitoringGenerator Fuel Monitoring
Diesel measured on the same platform as your grid supply
On sites that run gensets for load shedding or backup, fuel is often the second largest energy cost and the only one still reconciled by dipstick and delivery note. Metering the tank and the engine puts diesel on the same reporting footing as grid electricity — litres, engine hours and cost per kWh, recorded as they happen instead of reconstructed at month end.
The fuel blind spot
Purchase and consumption are weeks apart
Diesel is bought on one date and burned over the following weeks. Without a tank measurement, the month-end reconciliation compares a delivery note against an estimate, and any loss sits inside the difference.
Pilferage leaves no record
Fuel drawn off a tank or a running set does not appear on any document. The first sign is a shortfall nobody can account for, months after it started.
Runtime and cost are disconnected
Until fuel is tied to engine hours and load, there is no litres-per-kWh figure for any set, no way to compare one against another, and no measured basis for deciding when to service or replace it.
What gets installed
Four components at the generator. Installation is normally scheduled alongside the electrical metering works, inside the same commissioning programme.
- Fuel level sensor
- Fitted into the generator fuel tank and calibrated to the tank geometry, so the reading is a volume rather than a percentage of an assumed shape.
- GPRS tracking unit
- Transmits fuel data over the mobile network and integrates it into the platform. It also records engine hours and location.
- AC-DC converter
- Powers the installation from the site supply without depending on the genset battery.
- IP-rated enclosure
- Protects the electronics in a plant room or an outdoor tank compound, where dust, heat and water are all normal.
What the monitoring covers
An annual monitoring subscription, running on the same platform as your electrical data.
- Fuel level and engine-hours monitoring
- Refuel and fuel-drop alerts
- Location tracking and geofencing
- Full historical data
- Email notifications
- Customised reports
- Service scheduling and maintenance expense tracking
- Web portal and mobile app, unlimited users
- Team training and technical support
Every sudden rise or fall in tank level is logged and classified. Legitimate refills are recorded against the delivery; anything else is flagged while it is still worth investigating.
One platform
Grid and generator, measured together
Fuel data sits beside grid consumption in the same dashboard and the same monthly report. On a site that switches between the two, this is what gives management a single figure for what the facility spends to stay powered, and a like-for-like comparison between the cost of a diesel kWh and a grid kWh.
How the reporting worksBuilt on the measurement
This runs on the same measured consumption record as everything else on the platform. That record is what keeps the sizing, the costs and the payback figures honest.
Include the generators in the site assessment
The assessment covers the gensets and the grid supply together, and returns one plan for the whole facility on one installation programme.
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