Onset Computer Corporation, a world leader in portable data logging and monitoring solutions, recently announced it has become part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Partnership Program by committing to protect the environment and reduce its energy consumption.

"The very same systems we supply to energy managers, green building consultants, and HVAC contractors all over the world will play a key role in helping us manage our own energy usage," says Nick Lowell, director of engineering for Onset. In fact, the company will be using its own web-based energy monitoring products to monitor electricity consumption and other parameters in various areas of its 40,000 square foot facility located in Bourne, Massachusetts (USA). The data will provide information needed to determine where best to focus on energy reduction efforts, and later be used to help verify energy efficiency improvements made as a result.

As one specific example, the company has deployed one of its HOBO U30 Remote Monitoring Systems to track kilowatt hours and air temperature in a section of its building for base-line measurements to improve energy consumption. The measurements are recorded and the data is transmitted to the Internet where energy team members can view and analyze the data on a 24/7 basis, reveals the company’s press release.