Tips and How-ToEnergy Efficiency
It’s here, the year 2025. Do you have any resolutions for your company yet?
As we kick off 2025, businesses think about fresh starts and new opportunities for the year ahead. When reviewing goals or optimising internal processes, one crucial element that often gets overlooked is energy. Energy consumption plays a significant role in your business operations, so this aspect shouldn’t be disregarded when reviewing your processes. Enhancing energy efficiency allows your business to remain environmentally conscious and innovative.
So, how can you simplify business operations for 2025 while cutting down on unnecessary energy consumption?
Here are 10 practical steps to improve both your business operations and energy efficiency as you start the new year strong.
Where does your business stand in terms of energy usage and overall operations? Understanding where the holes lie in your energy usage helps you identify areas for improvement. An energy audit is the best move to shed light on when and where energy is being wasted and a great standard to set measurable energy-related goals for 2025 alongside your financial and operational objectives.
We know you can be focused on energy efficiency, but don’t forget to tackle your financial planning as January is the time to get ahead of accountancy deadlines. This is where you should get ready for the tax season, review budgets, and make sure that all those year-end reports are finalised.
Set a meeting with your accountant to review your tax obligations. Also, make sure that energy-saving investments like renewable energy or energy-efficient equipment upgrades are accounted for in your tax planning.
Office lighting and equipment are two of the biggest energy drains in any business. Switching to energy-efficient LED lights can crucially cut your energy consumption. Also, you can see a reduction in replacement costs with LEDs as they last longer compared to traditional light bulbs. Another thing would be to install motion sensors in rooms that are used infrequently also very helpful to ensure that lights only turn on when needed.
Similarly, when upgrading office equipment, look for the Energy Rating of the equipment you use in the office as it is designed to consume less energy. In the UK, energy ratings for appliances are based on a scale from A to G, with A being the most efficient and G being the least.
Another thing that takes up a large portion of business energy usage is the heating and cooling systems. However, with modern technology, you can now simply adjust the temperature based on office hours using a smart thermostat. Otherwise, you can invest in a more energy-efficient system in the market.
You should also check your insulation, windows, and doors as simple fixes prevent energy loss and make your heating and cooling systems work more efficiently.
The call for paperless transactions and being able to digitise processes in the workplace both boost business efficiency and lowers energy consumption by no longer needing printing, storing, and transporting physical documents. This is the easiest way to improve file access, thus, making making your operations run more smoothly.
A growing business with a large number of employees means more energy used in the workplace. It is best to have your HR train or have a refresher on energy efficiency. Simple habits like turning off lights or faucets when not in use or unplugging unused devices are a very big help at the end of the day.
For long-term savings and sustainability, consider switching to renewable energy sources. Renewable energy sources are now rampant and not hard to find in the market. There is the option to get solar panels, rely on wind energy or simply purchase from green energy suppliers can help you lower your reliance on traditional power sources. Investing in renewable energy also qualifies you for government rebates and incentives. Most importantly, besides the fact that this helps with cost saving, this is the best way to reduce your carbon footprint in the planet.
Smart meters and energy management systems provide data that helps identify areas where you’re wasting energy. These software that monitor usage make immediate adjustments to your energy reduction goals for different areas of your business. And, you can track consumption in real-time.
The fresh start of the year is the perfect time to review your contracts like utilities and service agreements. With this, you can check if you are still tied to contract providers that no longer service your needs. Now, it is very easy to check and compare rates from other suppliers with better energy deals and the ones that align with your goal to be sustainable.
If you don’t want to tackle this yourself, this is where we can help. Give us a call and we can review your current bills, existing contract and discuss your options with you.
Energy optimisation and efficiency should be a key element to the things you want your company to take into consideration when you make long-term plans. The start of the year, start visualising clear goals like a targeted percentage of reduction in your energy consumption. Stop making vague goals. Make them as clear as this will help you to stay more focused on your goal better.
Yes, finances and operations are an important part of a company’s business plan, however, energy is an integral part of your company’s future. Being able to optimise energy consumption leads to savings, increased efficiency, and a strong commitment to sustainability that will set your company up for long-term success. So, step into the new year with energy-saving strategies that will fuel your business and help create a greener future.
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