How to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Your Business

It’s crucial to keep energy consumption to a minimum as a business. Not only will this help to lower the cost of your energy bills, but it should prolong the lifespans of your appliances too.

With energy bosses warning that bills will remain high for the foreseeable future, it’s time to start taking climate change more seriously. And once your business becomes more energy efficient, you’ll have a lower carbon footprint from the moment you start taking initiative.

How to reduce energy bills of your business

How can I reduce energy bills for my business?

1. Use quality insulation

It’s crucial to make sure that your business is well insulated.

Insulation can be installed on your roof, floors, windows, and doors, but the most important thing to insulate is your walls. The Energy Saving Trust estimates that installing cavity wall insulation in detached houses could cut energy bills by £690, with similar benefits evident for commercial properties.

The materials used most frequently in the UK for loose-fill insulation include:

  • Mineral or glass wool
  • Polystyrene beads
  • Cork granules

Before choosing a material for your loft insulation, it’s important to do your research. Choosing a sustainable material like recycled newspaper or cellulose fibre could be a better choice for the long-term environmental impact your business carries.

2. Invest in draughtproofing

Similarly, as business premises are often large open spaces, draughtproofing is key. This could mean ensuring all windows and doors are sealed from the inside and out, repairing any structural insecurities, or upgrading to double- or even triple-glazed windows.

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If the premises has an essential opening to outside areas, like a delivery drop off opening, you could use PVC strip curtains such as these from RS to create a barrier against the elements. This type of protection will help to keep the heat inside while simultaneously allowing vehicles to drive through, removing the need for a larger door or gate to be opened.

3. Consider changing suppliers

If you’re already using some of the most energy efficient heating systems on the market, it could still be possible to find better deals on your bills with a different energy provider. Compare different suppliers online to see if you can get a better deal for your utilities or call your current supplier to see if they could negotiate a better fixed price or monthly rate for your company.

4. Install efficient heating systems

How long has your business been running and servicing the same boiler?

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Regardless of its efficiency at the time you bought it, if you’re using an outdated system, it’s highly likely to be uneconomical now. Additionally, a newer boiler could be less likely to break down, reducing potential maintenance costs in the future.

With several types of government grants available, it could be worth looking into greener options like solar panels, air source heat pumps, electric heating, or biomass heating systems. Whichever one you choose, the initial cost will rapidly turn into a productive long-term investment.

Useful Resource: Why Your Business Needs Energy Quoting Software

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Salman Zafar
Salman Zafar is the CEO of BioEnergy Consult, and an international consultant, advisor and trainer with expertise in waste management, biomass energy, waste-to-energy, environment protection and resource conservation. His geographical areas of focus include Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Salman has successfully accomplished a wide range of projects in the areas of biogas technology, biomass energy, waste-to-energy, recycling and waste management. Salman has participated in numerous national and international conferences all over the world. He is a prolific environmental journalist, and has authored more than 300 articles in reputed journals, magazines and websites. In addition, he is proactively engaged in creating mass awareness on renewable energy, waste management and environmental sustainability through his blogs and portals. Salman can be reached at salman@bioenergyconsult.com or salman@cleantechloops.com.

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