Energy-Saving Feature

The Energy-Saving Feature shows you how to save money and reduce carbon emissions by optimising the temperature of your fridges and freezers.

The is an optional feature for customers who use Checkit sensors. Please contact us if you would like to enable it.

You must be an Administrator or Safety Manager to view the Energy-Saving Feature.

How It Works

You select the optimal temperature that your fridges or freezers should be operating at. For example, if you want your freezers to operate no colder than -18°C, you can select this as the optimal freezer temperature.

We compare the optimal temperature to the average actual temperature of your equipment. For example, a freezer may be operating on average at -20°C.

We then calculate how much you could save in money and carbon emissions by running your equipment at the optimal temperature.

How We Calculate Savings

We estimate that you could reduce energy costs and carbon emissions by 5% if you increase the temperature of your equipment by 1°C or 2°F.

We calculate cost and carbon emissions based on the UK or US average per kWh.

Filter Your Results

You can view up to one year of data.

Select a time period of one month or more to analyse trends.

Using the calendar, you can select the time period you want to view. For example, you could view savings over a time period of 12 months from 1/08/2022 to 01/08/2023.

Using the charts, you can:

• Filter data by location, for example, all fridges at one of your sites

• Filter by piece of equipment, for example, fridge #4

Find Out How Much You Could Save

1. Log in to the Control Centre.

2. Go to Reports>Operational Insight.

3. Hover over the Switch Report drop-down menu.

4. Select Energy-Saving Feature.

5. Select the location you want to view from the options on the left.

6. Using the calendar, select the time period you want to view.

7. To find out how much you could save:

   • On your freezers, select a freezer optimal temperature

   • On your fridges, select a fridge optimal temperature

8. Use the charts to find out how much you can save. See the table below for a full description of each chart.

To switch from freezer data to fridge data or vice-versa, deselect the optimal temperature of the equipment you are currently viewing, then select the optimal temperature of the other equipment.

Chart Descriptions

Chart	Description
Average Temperature of Assets in the Selected Period	This chart shows the average actual temperature of all fridges or freezers at the specified location within the specified time period.
Average Degrees Difference to Optimal Temperature in Selected Period	This chart shows the average difference between the optimal and actual average temperature at the specified location within the specified time period.
Saving Opportunity by Location	This chart shows how much money and carbon you could save per location over the specified time period. To expand/collapse a location, click the +/- icon. To view data on a specific location, click on the location in the chart. To return to the previous data, deselect the location.
Average Degrees Below Optimal Temperature	This graph plots the average difference between the optimal and actual temperature at the specified location within the specified time period. Hover over a point on the graph for a numeric data.
Saving Opportunity by Asset	This chart shows how much you could save per fridge or freezer over the specified time period. To view data on a specific asset, click on a fridge or freezer in the chart. To return to the previous data, deselect the asset.