Touchstone Energy Management - Cheaper Energy and Less of It
TOP TIPS FOR SAVING ENERGY
START REDUCING YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION TODAY
Getting the best rate for your gas and electricity is only the first step................... lowering your consumption will save you more in the long run.
What a waste! Almost £1.3 billion is wasted – equivalent to 4MtCO2 emissions – every year when appliances are left on stand-by.
THE TOP 10
1. Hot and bothered For every 1ºC that your building is overheated, up to 10% is added to your heating costs.
2. Cut and dried A 20% cut in energy costs is equivalent to a 5% increase in sales in most businesses.
3. Less is more Energy costs can usually be reduced by 10% – often by 20% – by simple actions.
4. Hiss Off! Compressed air leaking through a small (5mm) hole could cost up to £14,000 per year.
5. Running empty Motors can consume their purchase price in energy costs in just a few weeks.
6. Don’t get into hot water! Heating and hot water can account for up to 60%of a building’s energy use. Most of this is wasted.
7. Double trouble! A massive and all-too-common source of wasted energy occurs when heating and air conditioning are switched on at the same time.
8. Uncomfortably hot fact Office equipment represents around 30% of total energy consumption in office buildings. The introduction of new technology is expected to reduce this value by 20% by 2020.
9. Switch off! By switching off unused office equipment and by enabling energy saving modes, energy consumption could be reduced by 70%.
10. More Light – Less Waste - LED Lighting LED bulbs are 10 to 50 times more energy-efficient, thus reducing your operating costs by up to 90%. Each LED bulbs lasts an average of 100,000 hours (or about ten years).
Analyse your energy bills Invoices will tell you how much energy you are using, and what tariff you are paying. Make sure you understand them and that their information is accurate.
See what systems are in place Do you have enough data available to properly assess how efficiently your company is using energy?
Investigate other metering techniques New metering systems offer advanced collection and recording techniques and various display options. For large companies, you might need to install sub-meters to get a more detailed idea of what’s going on.
Monitor energy use and improve Relate the amount of energy you use to likely influencing factors - for example: weather and levels of production. This will help you to better understand how your company is using energy and where it is being waste.
