5 Key Tips For Businesses To Reduce Energy Bills
5 Key Tips For Businesses To Reduce Energy Bills
Energy is a core component in every business for it to run its day-to-day operations. Whether it’s a mom-and-pop shop or a large industry, every business needs energy to operate. However, businesses no longer view energy just as a commodity that is primarily needed to operate efficiently. Today, a well thought-out energy strategy can not only enable a business to reduce its energy expense but also increase profitability, win new customers and extract business edge over its competitors.
This shift is essentially due to the development of new technologies that are advanced and cleaner such as renewable energy and that are empowering businesses with how they shape their energy strategy. An enterprises’ power consumption ranges from lighting and air conditioning to heavy machinery and production lines. In current situation, there is no denying that the Corona pandemic has impacted businesses across the globe in diverse ways and this has pushed every enterprise to control its costs.
The foremost expenditure that enterprises look to control immediately is their operating expense and energy is a core component of any enterprises’ operating expense. Undertaking the following changes can help businesses reap maximum profits and that are certain to have long lasting impact.
Switch To LED Lighting
While in the beginning this may seem like an investment by altering an existing lighting technology to a LED but it won’t be long till one starts to amass its benefits. LED lighting consumes almost 80% less energy as compared other lighting technologies such as incandescent bulbs and this is sure to have a massive reduction on a businesses’ monthly electricity bill leading to significant energy savings.
Tips to save electricity:
- Turn off lights when not in use
- Clean your lighting regularly as dusty tube lights can absorb 50% of the light and hence reflect less light
- Opt for smart lighting solutions equipped with motion sensors, infrared sensors, automatic timers and dimmers that can switch on/off lighting circuits
Operate On High Energy Certified Equipment
Ensure that you keep a close eye on the electrical equipment that you are currently using in your business setup. You must ensure that your business is operating only on those electrical equipment that are highly rated on the energy utilisation parameter. Learn everything about electrical ratings and its importance.
Integrated Building Management System
Integrated Building Management System or IBMS is an automatic centralised system that control the building’s lighting, air conditioning, heating, ventilation and other systems. It serves multiple benefits such as
- Enhanced Security
- Occupant comfort
- Reduction in power consumption and operating costs
- Improved lifecycle of utilities
- Efficient operations of overall building systems
Turn Off Equipment When Not In Use
Perhaps the most crucial habit that must be inculcated into an organisation’s employees is to switch off all the equipment that will not be in use at a point in time. The management must take necessary initiatives to spread awareness among employees about the criticality of one’s role and collective effort in ensuring low monthly power bills.
Renewable Energy Solutions
India is fortunate with around 300 days of sunshine every year and has one of the best conditions in the world to harness solar power. So, this makes it compelling enough to not ignore this huge source of energy. Solar panels are an efficient way to generate clean renewable electricity. They can be installed on your vacant rooftop or on land area. The cost is incurred as a one-time cost which may be very less considering the money you will save on your electricity bills in the long run. Experts believe that 1kWp solar rooftop plant can on an average generate over 4.0-4.5 kWh of electricity per day (considering an average 7 sunshine hours per day).
SolaireGen provides hassle free rooftop solar and ground mount solar solutions to businesses that can be customised to their specific power needs and area availability. Our expert engineers hand hold during the entire process until the solar power plant is up and running. If financing a solar solution is a concern, SolaireGen also provides easy financing solutions such as Zero Investment Model or the OPEX Solar and also the Deferred Payment Model.
If space or area is a problem, worry not. SolaireGen can help commercial and industrial electricity consumers with connected load of over 1 MWp to procure clean renewable power through our Third Party Open Access Power solutions.
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