It all depends on the type of customer and their individual situation. Let’s take the example of supermarkets and refrigeration systems. The goal is to ensure consistent cooling while reducing energy consumption. This can be achieved by using innovative technologies in production plants to make them more efficient, but also through simple optimizations of operating parameters. Staff at large and medium-sized retail stores (GMS) may have a tendency to leave cold storage room doors open. By installing sensors, operators can be alerted via a visual or audible signal. Leak detection also often proves beneficial in drastically reducing energy waste. Heat recovery systems are being implemented throughout France. Here again, the idea is simple: to address any waste or overconsumption that can be easily avoided. It is also both useful and inexpensive to install consumption-monitoring tools and set targets to be achieved by optimizing settings.

In the commercial sector, for example, Energy Performance Agreements (EPAs) aim to streamline the management and operation of a building through relevant indicators such as temperature in lobbies and offices or the regulation of lighting use. Furthermore, these measurement tools will be mandatory starting January 1, 2025, in commercial buildings with heating or air conditioning capacity exceeding 290 kW.

On the industrial side, certain facilities can sometimes be particularly energy-intensive, but—fortunately—the level of maturity regarding the measures to be taken is also very high. Monitoring systems and performance indicators are generally already in place, which implies a higher level of technical sophistication as well as stricter requirements for solution integrators.