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Keedian operations · Standard procedure
Demand peak approaching threshold.
Rolling demand approaches the billed/ratchet peak or a demand-charge threshold, especially inside the utility on-peak window.
01 Detail
Trigger, action plan, and escalation criteria.
optimization_metric
energy
medium
essential tier
AI: hybrid
- Related metric
peak_demand- Trigger
rolling_15min_kw within X% of trailing-12mo peak OR approaching demand threshold- Value drivers
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Energy savings
- Preconditions
- 15-min interval kW; the site's tariff (demand-charge / ratchet terms).
- Human role
- Advises the operator; coordinates action via connected products where they exist.
- Action plan
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(1) Confirm the account is demand-billed (read the bill) — on energy-only rates this is informational.
(2) Alert the operator to defer a stageable load before the interval closes (delay a second compressor stage, hold non-critical plug loads).
(3) Where the customer also runs Keedian on HVAC/Lighting, drive the command through those products (pre-cool-and-coast, staggered start-up) — Energy reads the meter, the connected product acts.
(4) Standalone (meter only) this is a recommendation, not a remote command.
- Escalation
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(1) Account approaching a demand-metered / rate-reclassification threshold → warn the customer before a costlier rate locks in.
(2) A coincident peak about to set a 12-month ratchet floor → out-of-cycle alert.
- Prevention
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(1) Staggered start-up / defrost schedule so loads don't all pull at once (executed via connected products).
(2) Quarterly review of the demand profile against the tariff.