subject: Green Electricity - A New Approach To Electricity Can Save Money And The Environment [print this page] Electricity was once as simple as flicking a switch. Not any more. The markets have been liberated and the pie has been shared between six main suppliers - the ball is currently in the customers' court. Not only that, global warming is making us think in a different way regarding the way we use energy. By partnering with an electricity supplier that understands their requirements, small businesses are finding they can assist the environment and conserve cash.
Electricity4Business, an electricity supplier dedicated to providing cheap energy to small and mid-sized companies, does not pretend to be a green company, but it does consider in helping businesses conserve energy. "We are not powered by windmills or solar power - there simply is not sufficient green energy produced still. At present, the electricity we provide is produced from burning fossil fuels just like everyone else's," says Graham Paul, Sales & Marketing Director of E4B. "But by encouraging our customers to minimize unnecessary consumption, we can save them money and assist protect the environment."
So how do electricity expenses mount up? Not so way back when, you could enter a shop or small business and the sole equipment you'd find was a telephone, a cash register and possibly a computer. Right now there are a large number of gadgets and appliances sucking up energy almost everywhere you look - printers, fax machines, air conditioning units, promotional pieces, laptop and mobile phone chargers, refrigerators, ventilators, modems and routers, coffee machines, power tools, machinery, and the list goes on and on. Many of them are never disconnected from the mains and buzz, whir and generate heat even when not being used. Now is the time to think about their cost to you, and to the environment.
The good news is that there are many ways to conserve energy and not even notice it, with the exception of when you take a look at the bill at the end of the month. And with growing awareness of the impact our actions have on the environment, staff may no more dismiss the boss as a penny pinching miser for insisting on turning the lights out after work. What is needed to make a difference is a bit awareness and a little positive thinking.
The most important way to reduce electricity consumption is to introduce gradually a culture of energy saving in your company. Typically, electricity is not so much used inefficiently as wasted, leaked and lost. Fixing this problem begins by asking some basic questions about how equipment is utilized and maintained.
There are many more ways of saving cash on your electricity, whatever your line of business is. Electricity 4 Business has compiled all the information you need to get started in a single document accessible for download totally free. The ten-page of Power Efficiency Advice has everything on how you can identify and rectify bad energy practices, where to get guidance and how to claim energy related tax benefit and loans.
