IBERSOL | Annual Report 2021

ANNUAL REPORT 2021 On/Off Control Measures Plan All the brands have applied and promoted the On/Off Control Meas- ures Plan (turning equipment on and off). The plan, structured into three stages, is made up of the identification of existing equipment and systems. The systems analysed – lighting, air conditioning, new air and extraction are checked for potential improvements and, if these are identified, the times of use are registered. Lighting systems that do not have controls are given a schedule for each area of the restaurant, and operate on an on/off regime. A comfort temperature is indicated for the air conditioning and schedules to turn the machines on and off are set. A change in the temperature of the air conditioning of 1ºC translates into savings of up to 7% in the equipment’s energy consumption. The air condition- ing equipment was regulated for a temperature that is adequate to outdoor conditions: 18ºC in the winter and 25ºC in the summer. Reactive Energy Excessive reactive energy consumption, linked to low potency factor values, have some disadvantages: - Reduced service life; - Higher electricity bills from the electricity distributor; - Underuse of the installed capacity. This type of energy was compensated for in the restaurants through the installation of capacitor banks in the Low Voltage Distribution Board, thereby compensating all the reactive energy. 145