Hospitals usually operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and must deal with a unique set of regulations and technical requirements, all while watching the energy bottom line, according to an article on the Energy Manager Today website.
“Above all, keeping the power supply on at a healthcare facility is critical,” Casey Talon, a principal research analyst at Navigant Research said. “Although cutting costs has become a more significant driver in recent years, the business of healthcare facilities is to save lives, not money or energy. Emergency power supply systems, such as microgrids, backup generators, and combined heat and power, have become more significant.”
Healthcare energy best practices listed in the article include:
• Setting energy goals and putting a professional in charge of fulfilling them
• Updating medical equipment – such as MRI and CT scanners – as more energy-efficient models are released
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