How can you reduce your water utility's electricity bill?

We are in an unprecedented energy crisis. Water utilities are being squeezed by rising electricity bills: the price per kWh, usually around €0.05, has reached 0,40 €. Local authorities “will not be able to absorb these increases in charges unless they lower the level of service or forego certain investments or increase local taxation “

* AMF et FNCCR, lettre au Premier Ministre le 25 janvier 2022

Every year in France, leaks in drinking water networks require an additional 500 GWh of electricity, the additional cost of which rises from €25 to €200 million! For a water utility that distributes 1 million m³ per year with an efficiency of 75%, the cost of leaks was about €6,250/year before the energy crisis; now it can reach €50,000/year.

REDUCING THE VOLUME OF LEAKAGE,
also means reducing the increase in your electricity bill

Efficient solutions for water utilities

In the short term

1. Reduce the flow of leaks through the reduction of presure in the pipes

For the same number of leaks, pressure increases significantly the volume of lost water. Reduce the pressure is the first action that can be taken for an inmediat result, without needing to know where the leaks are

Flash analisis of your water network
Identification of the points of interest for pressure reduction
Evaluation of the volume of lost water
Search for solutions, costing and operational optimization
Evaluation of the potential for hydroelectricity production through Kilowater®
Project management / Works supervision

Regulating the pressure, a solution against water scarcity during drought episodes!

2. Reduce the duration of leaks by facilitating their reporting

HpO^® Citizen , a user-friendly mobile app for the people

A mobile application for general public to facilitate the reporting of water service anomalies (typically pressure drops, water shortages, leaks etc.) and reduce response times.

In the medium term

3. Reduce the number of leaks through targeted replacement

HpO^® Collect , a mobile app to collect and store leaks data

A free and user-friendly mobile app that allows field agents to collect the requiered.

The HpO^® IAtechnology for a predictive and efficient replacement

Altereo's patented and award-winning technology uses machine learning to learn from past breakage data to calculate the future risk of breakage for each pipe and connection of the network

HpO^® IA allows to divide the number of leaks by two through the targeted remplacement of 5% of the network.