Meter Trade-Up: Get Discounts on New Meters

Replace Obsolete End of Life Meters! Replace an old in-use power meter for an upgrade, and you will receive special discounts towards the purchase of a new Schneider Electric meter. Owners of any power and energy meter from Schneider Electric, Eaton, GE, or other manufacturer are eligible for trade-in. How do I know if my […]

Energy Charge vs. Demand: Understanding Your Electric Bill

Energy Charge vs. Demand If you are like me, when you have received an electric bill, you look at it and wonder how did they get this number? Once you start to review the statement, you often are met with symbols and words that don’t quite explain what things are. Two words I often see […]

The Pets of APT | We Don’t Work Like Dogs Here

We don’t work like dogs at APT -but all of us love our pets. Clearly we tilt towards dogs… Our pets break-up our days and keep us going. They inspire us and bring a much needed smile to our faces. The Pets of the APT Family Nick’s new dog Zoey likes tennis balls… Judy’s new […]

June 27, 2020 @ 2:03 AM South Bay Area experienced a voltage sag.

On Saturday 6/27/2020 2:03 AM the South Bay area experienced a  voltage sag throughout the region.  Grid voltage sagged to 78% for 12.96 cycles, about 1/10 of a second.  This incident was captured by Recipe Analytics. Customers reported no impact from this power quality event only on Customers reported impact from this power quality event only on their sensitive loads […]

June 1, 2020 @ 12:39 pm South Bay Area experienced a voltage sag.

On Monday 6/1/2020 12:39 PM the South Bay area experienced  a  voltage sag throughout the region.  Grid voltage sagged to 76% of normal for 4.02 cycles, about 1/10 of a second, the utility patrol found a bird nest and evidence of possible avian contact. The bird/nest will be remediated as allowed by environmental laws. This […]

May 11, 2020 @ 8:15 pm San Francisco Bay Area experienced a voltage sag.

Saturday May 11, 2020 @ 8:15 pm the San Francisco Bay area experienced  a minor voltage sag that was recorded through the region.  Grid voltage sagged to 82% of normal for 6.0 cycles, or about 1/10 of a second.  This incident was captured by APT’s customers who are subscribed to our RECIPE Analytics cloud based […]

May 8, 2020 @ 5:46 pm San Francisco Bay Area experienced a voltage sag.

Friday May 8, 2020 @ 5:46 pm the San Francisco Bay area experienced  a  voltage sag throughout the region.  Grid voltage sagged to 71% of normal for 4.98 cycles, about 1/10 of a second.  This incident was captured by RECIPE Analytics. Incidents like this can have impacts upon your facilities production and impact the bottom […]

April 27, 2020 @ 5:41PM San Francisco Bay Area experiences another voltage sag

Saturday April 27 at 5:41 pm – The San Francisco Bay area experienced  a minor voltage sag throughout the region.  Grid voltage sagged to 83% of normal for 4.02 cycles, about 1/10 of a second. Utility field personnel discovered blown fuses from potentially failed capacitor units which caused a fault. This incident was captured by RECIPE […]