Having difficulty identifying energy savings opportunities for your business then try these six tips to conserve energy and save money.
The Carbon Trust has developed a simple guide to effective energy management for businesses.
Here are their six main steps to save energy:
Step 1 – What gets measured gets managed
Plan a programme of reading your energy meters on a regular basis and analyse your energy performance against your benchmarks for your business sector
Step 2 – Purchasing power
Plan to review your energy contracts before they expire to obtain competitive quotations from several suppliers in advance of the termination notice period.
Step 3 – Switch on to switching off
Develop a strategy of labelling key equipment using a Red (Leave switched ON; critical equipment), Amber (Check before switching-off) and Green (SWITCH-OFF at closing time or the end of a production run).
Step 4 – Employee engagement
Develop employee participation and engagement with a three stage approach: research and development, delivery and monitoring.
Step 5 – Invest to save
Review your equipment and determine the top three energy saving technologies can help your business. Consider; LED lighting, refrigeration and air compression.
Step 6 – Smart money
Develop a procurement policy that uses ‘life cycle costs’ to ensure that the energy efficiency of equipment influences purchasing decisions.
| ACTION POINTS 1. Download the Effective energy management for business guide here 2. Review the content of the guide 3. Work though the six steps to become a more, energy efficient business |