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title: "Savings potential in schedules"
url: "https://help.aedifion.io/en/article/savings-potential-in-schedules"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-02-20T15:11:53.561Z"
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# Savings potential in schedules

This section focuses on using the "Schedule" analysis for the component Air handling unit (AHU).

### **Functionality**

The “Schedule” analysis compares the actual and recommended schedule and determines the operating time that can be reduced.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/d7944df1-3ad5-4475-8ee9-46f2a3e60abb)

### **Added value**

-   Identification of the reducible operating time
-   Calculation of savings potential by reducing the operating time
-   Extrapolation of the savings potential to a calendar year

### **Prerequisites**

1.  **Actual schedule**  
    The operation is recognised automatically based on the component's mapped data points. The prerequisites for this are usually met once the component has been set up.
2.  **Recommended schedule**  
    The component's recommended schedule must be defined. To achieve this, set the "schedule" attribute by selecting the operating times for each day of the week.![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/b4094ede-475a-4750-b84f-7b1ee9f57056)
3.  **Information on the component's power**  
    In order to calculate the savings potential, information on the power or volume flow of the supply and/or extract air fan must be available. At least one of the following must be defined:
4.  -   Nominal power - fan (attribute)
    -   Nominal volume flow - fan (attribute)
    -   Volume flow - fan (pin)
5.  **Adjustment of the attributes (optional)**  
    Adjusting the attributes makes the analysis result and the calculated savings potential more accurate. Typically, at least the following attributes should be checked:
6.  -   Energy prices: electricity, heat, cold
    -   Heat recovery system active during heating/cooling

### **Result**

The following key figures are useful for interpreting the results of the analysis:

| Key figure | Example |
| --- | --- |
| week schedule.recommended | Mon-Fri: 06:00-19:00 |
| Supply fan.week schedule.actual\* | Mon-Fri: 07:00-18:00 |
| Supply fan.operating time.reducible\* | 10 h |
| total yearly savings potential.energy | 10000 kWh |
| total yearly savings potential.financial | 2000 € |
| total yearly savings potential.CO2 emissions | 4000 kg |

\* similar for the exhaust fan