5 Signs You Need a Power Study / Power Monitoring in Your Home or Business
FAQ: Yes we hire out our power loggers to other Perth Contractors.
Often by the time homeowners or business managers realise there’s an electrical problem, it’s costly. A proactive approach is to use power monitoring (aka power study, energy monitoring, load monitoring). Here are five warning signs that suggest you should have a power monitoring audit done.
1. Frequent circuit breaker trips or fuse blowouts
If breakers trip regularly under “normal” load, it can indicate overloads or unbalanced loading — things monitoring can reveal.
2. Unexpectedly high energy bills
If your electricity bill is increasing without a clear reason, hidden loads, inefficient devices or leakage may be involved. A power study can detect where the wastage is.
3. Voltage sags, fluctuations or flickering lights
If lights dim when large equipment starts, or you have appliances behaving erratically, these are symptoms of voltage drop or power quality issues — which good monitoring can capture.
4. Cannot find load balance across phases
In three-phase systems, if phases are imbalanced you risk overloading one phase while underutilising others. Monitoring helps you re-balance loads.
5. Planning to upgrade equipment, solar, battery systems or EV chargers
Before adding large new loads (solar inverters, batteries, EV chargers), it’s smart to run a power study to ensure your switchboard, cabling and capacity are adequate.
At Jarrah Group - We only use the best power logging equipment
What We Do as Electricians in Perth
Install data loggers and power quality monitors
Analyze load profiles, harmonic distortion, power factor
Provide clear reports with graphs and recommendations
Implement improvements (e.g., capacitor banks, circuit redistribution)
Follow up with verification monitoring
Don’t wait for serious issues. If you're seeing warning signs or planning upgrades, contact us now for a power monitoring / power study service in Perth. Let’s uncover inefficiencies, protect your investment, and improve your energy usage.
