The Challenge
Common energy challenges in Dairy Farms
- Milk cooling and hot water heating chew through most of your power. But you can't see what each load actually costs.
- Vat refrigeration working too hard. Slow to cool, or running long hours.
- Hot water heating not lined up with off-peak and wash cycles.
- Vacuum, milk and water pumps running flat out or between milkings.
- No early warning when refrigeration or hot water starts to drift.
What We Measure
What ESCOUT measures
- Milk vat temperature and compressor run hours.
- Hot water cylinder energy and heating cycles.
- Vacuum pump and milk pump energy.
- Shed total consumption and demand peaks.
- Solar generation, where a system is installed.
Learn
How ESCOUT learns what's normal
ESCOUT watches the shed across milkings and quiet periods. We build a picture of what's normal for each season, herd size and wash cycle. Everything gets measured against that baseline, so normal seasonal change isn't mistaken for waste.
Coach
How ESCOUT identifies waste, faults & decline
- Vat cooling slower than normal. Could be refrigerant, condenser or compressor.
- Hot water reheating outside its schedule.
- Loads left running between milkings or overnight.
- Standby draw higher than it should be.
- Compressor short-cycling or running too long.
Improve
How ESCOUT recommends practical fixes
ESCOUT turns the data into practical steps, in order of impact. Line hot water up with off-peak. Flag refrigeration for service. Switch loads. Find leaks. Every recommendation comes from what the monitoring actually shows. No guesswork.
Repeat
How monitoring verifies the result
We keep monitoring to confirm the change actually cut run hours or peak demand. And that the savings stick across milkings and seasons, not just for a few weeks.
The ESCOUT Method
Learn → Coach → Improve → Repeat
Learn
How your site uses energy
Coach
Find waste & recommend fixes
Improve
Make changes that stick
Repeat
Verify & keep watching