Saving money on electric and gas contracts in your business may involve many of the same practices you would use in your home and may come naturally. You can take additional measures to make your savings even more dramatic over time.
If you are looking for a location to move your business into, look for things like newer heating and cooling systems that run more efficiently, lots of natural lighting, solar power, and good insulation. If you are in an existing location, you can still take steps to lower your gas and electric bills.
Start with some of the basic practices you would use at home. Insulate your water heater and pipes. Over time, this can make a big difference on your utility billing. Replace furnace filters often and consider replacing an older, sluggish furnace with a highly rated Energy Star model. Consider doing the same with an old water heater. Older appliances take more energy to run and can run up a utility bill considerably.
Install compact fluorescent light bulbs that use up to 75% less energy than standard bulbs, and use natural lighting as much as you can. When a room is not in use, turn off the lights. It is also a good practice to turn off or unplug machines that are not used much; even standby mode wastes energy. Turn off computers at the end of the day.
If you can, use your computer to receive faxes so that every page of fax your business receives is not automatically printed. Most business get numerous faxes throughout the day that are “junk,” and you will save money when they don’t print.
Finally, get a utility audit or use software that analyzes utility usage. This information can be used to discover where most of your energy is being used, and may even suggest ways to make changes to save your business money. Many programs can show you what kind of effect your energy saving efforts are making and how to be even more efficient with your changes. Utility Tracking software programs may be purchased and some are offered as freeware online.
When you implement just a few of these energy saving techniques, you will notice a difference in your utility bills and energy usage.
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