As summer approaches, the rising temperatures often lead to an inevitable increase in energy bills for businesses. However, the warmer months also present unique opportunities for cost savings on energy expenses. In this blog, we’ll explore practical and effective strategies to help you significantly reduce your business’s energy bills over summer. From optimising your cooling systems to leveraging renewable energy sources, we’ll cover a range of measures that can lead to substantial savings without compromising on comfort or productivity. Keep reading to discover how you can keep your business cool and your energy costs lower this summer.
Improve Your Business’ Energy Efficiency
Without the worry of cold spells and rising energy costs this summer, now would be a good time to review your business’ energy efficiency before the start of Autumn and Winter. By undergoing energy efficiency upgrades and installing energy-saving measures to your business, you will future proof your business for the winter ahead but also save yourself some money in the meantime. From sealing windows and doors to prevent heat loss and leaks to installing solar panels as a source of your own renewable energy, there are many ways in which you can improve your business’ energy efficiency and cut your energy bills this summer.
Switch To Remote Working/Hybrid Working
Offering the incentive to work from home to employees who can is a good way to reduce your business costs this summer. Since it’s a period when many people have holidays booked and children at home from school, it’s a good time to consider offering hybrid and remote working, both as a way to benefit your staff but to also cut down on energy consumption in buildings and offices.
Take Greater Control Over The Thermostat
The HVAC system in your business office or premises can be a costly expense. When used in the summer to cool the office for teams, a HVAC system uses a large amount of energy and can cause a sudden spike in your business energy bills.
One of the best ways to manage energy consumption and the usage of your HVAC system is to place greater control over your thermostat. Educate your teams on the proper usage of the thermostat or set this to a consistent and comfortable temperature that automatically turns on and off at the start and end of each working day.
Turn Off The Lights!
While most offices are lit by LED lighting anyway, which are considerably cheaper than traditional bulbs, when the sun rises as early as 4am in the UK and doesn’t set until after 9pm, the summer months do not require as much heavy lighting as those darker winter days. It may be worth simply turning off your lights all together, especially on bright sunny days when natural daylight is doing all the work for you. You may not expect it to, but this could save you hundreds of pounds on your annual energy costs.
Encourage The Use Of Desk Fans For Individual Employees
If your HVAC system is simply costing too much, a simple desk fan would be an ideal solution. Especially for those office individuals who want to remain cool while others are still wearing their jackets!
For the job at hand, a small desk fan will keep team members cool while saving you lots on air conditioning costs.
Unplug Unused Tech
If there are many employees working from home this summer or away from work due to holiday, it’s a good idea to encourage all staff to unplug and switch off technology that they will not be using. While it’s easy to leave everything on standby, it is not economical nor efficient. Switch off what you’re not using and notice a considerable difference in your business energy bills this summer.