Use an energy management system in your business

Quite often when you’re running a business, the amount of energy your company uses up is not always the first thing on your mind. You may be more concerned with the daily activities of your business, and who would blame you? However it is likely that you receive regular monthly shocks when your energy bill arrives. For big businesses, this nasty surprise can be even worse. When you employ so many members of staff, the cost of your energy usage can be colossal. Think about all of the things in your business that use energy; constantly powered computers, lighting and heating are only some of the biggest consumers and probably the most obvious. But even the smaller things can still use up a great deal of energy over a period of time; just think about how many times a day the kettle is used by your staff for their cups of tea and coffee. If you sat down and worked out exactly how much energy is used on a daily basis, you would probably find out that you require a lot less in comparison to how much you actually use. It is therefore essential to practise energy management regularly in order to reduce the situation from occurring. Wasting money is inevitable if you use more energy than is required, but as well as this, it could also be damaging to your business’ electrical appliances. When electrical appliances are receiving too much energy, they often convert the excess into heat. This would result in you spending even more money to replace them as eventually, they would overheat and wear out. An energy management system will help to control the level of energy that is used in your business on a daily basis, as well as allowing your firm to reduce its carbon footprint. Voltage optimisation is a method that is used on a regular basis as a form of energy management. This is the process of systematically controlling the level of energy that is used by a consumer and not exceeding it, ultimately resulting in a reduction of the amount that is used. Basically, it won’t let you use more energy than is actually required. You may have heard of an organisation called Carbon Trust. Created by the government in 2001, Carbon Trust supports businesses and public organisations in helping to meet the UK’s climate change targets. The Carbon Trust’s aim is to help businesses produce lower carbon emissions and in order to do this, they therefore offer to provide funding for projects that do just that. Investing in an energy management system (or voltage optimisation unit) would significantly help to reduce your business’ energy consumption and because of this, the installation would qualify for a loan from the Carbon Trust. Most energy management systems come with a fitted meter and a digital display allowing you to monitor the system’s performance as and when you please. In addition to this, most energy management system’s will not be running unnecessarily as they will only work when they sense that they need to. By investing in an energy management system, it is estimated that your average investment payback will be within 2-3 years. As well as reducing your carbon footprint, you would also be saying yourself money.