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evelop a comprehensive energy
strategy in five easy steps with these
simple guidelines.
Are you still burning energy like there’s no tomorrow?
Well, there is a tomorrow, and unfortunately, it’s probably
going to bring you higher costs unless you keep your
energy consumption in check. Commercial energy prices
are rising, and every extra unit that you use impacts your
bottom line - not to mention possible costs associated with
the government’s green taxes. UK businesses could make
£13bn in energy savings through efficiency programmes
by 2050. Will yours be among them?
It’s time to develop that energy strategy you’ve been
thinking about – and here’s how, in five easy steps.
1. Review
You won’t know where you’re going unless you can see
where you’ve been. A thorough commercial business audit
will help you to understand how you’ve been using energy
in the past. If you haven’t installed energy monitoring
equipment, that’s OK. A historical analysis of your energy
bills will reveal some hidden truths. This phase is also a
good opportunity to understand how much visibility you
have of your organisation’s energy costs and usage and if
it’s poor, to commit to improve this. And while you’re at
it, take a long, hard look at those procurement contracts to
assess the competitiveness of your supply contracts, T&Cs
and rates.
2. Monitor
Deliver an Energy Strategy
in 5 Simple Steps
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Now that you understand your energy history and your
current position thanks to your commercial business audit,
you can get up to speed with energy monitoring. This is
the time to look both inside your organisation, and outside.
Consider installing additional energy meters at key points
in your facilities, so that you can start receiving more
accurate data feeds that will help you to understand where,
and when, your energy is being used.
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