Free Energy Saving Tips
Most organisations could cut their lighting and electrical bills
by upto 20% without capital investment!
Lowering energy charges is a win-win scenario. Some organisations
could even save more, if your competitors lower costs, making them
more profitable.
Some corporations, such as BP, boast about their energy saving efforts in
PR communications helping to improve their corporate imagine. BP achieved
ten percent cost savings without expenditure!
As well as the general energy housekeeping advice herein, Kelcroft's
professional energy
audit helps you saving more money, call Kelcroft today for more
information.
Every watt counts
Don't over look the small improvements. In addition to lower bills, for every watt (unit of electrical energy) saved, four watts are saved at the power station. Money in your bank account also helps the environment by reducing pollution - Don't overlook the small stuff.
Top Ten Energy Tips
1. If you can't measure it, how can you manage it? Regularly check
and record on your consumption of electricity, gas and oil. Don't forget
utility companies are not infallible.
And remember to check that your bills relate to what you actually use rather
than the estimated reading.
Incidentally, the fact that HKBEAM rewards a credit for
energy sub-metering is an indication of the importance of energy awareness.
2. Switch off lights in empty rooms - sounds like commonsense doesn't it? Turn
off lights in unoccupied rooms and corridors - especially at the end of the day. This
can save up to 10% of your energy bill.
3. Use energy efficient light fittings - they use 25% less power
and last six times longer. Switching to the last technology today will
save the cost of the investment long before the old lamps have expired -
recoup the savings today.
4. Use the light you need. Bright corridors? remove or switch off
alternate fittings.
5. Use daylight it's free - regularly clean windows.
6. Clean light fittings regularly - Dirt reduces lighting levels,
encouraging people to switch on more lights.
7. Too cold, set the room thermostat at 24°. Air-conditioning
consumes forty percent (40%) of buildings energy. For example, every 1°
decrease in room temperature, the energy cost increases by approximately
eight percent (8%) .
8. If condensation is not a risk, don't pay for cooling unused
space e.g. empty offices, storerooms, corridors, etc.
9. Check that your thermostats are property sited, out of draughts
and away from cold or hot spots. Consider installing remote sensing or
wireless.
10. Keep equipment such as air conditioners and filters clean.
Dirt only reduces efficiency and output.
Bonus
Top eleven tips doesn't sound right, does it? Here is a bonus tip, it is
so critical that I can't possibly leave it out - Lead by example.
If management and senior managers are "seen" to ignore
energy conservation measures, I guarantee that your efforts will fall short. It
is human nature, people follow visual cues for seventy five percent (75%) of
their information - we watch and learn.
Actively demonstrating energy conservation will do more to promote
energy conservation campaign within your organisation or business than a memo will ever
achieve. Plan to ensure that employees can see energy conservation.
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