Looking for ways to save money and energy in your business? Here are a couple of tips and tricks to help.

A Full Kettle

The fuller your kettle, the more energy you’ll use, so make sure you use the volume indicators on the side to guide you on how much water to add.

Standby and Charged Devices

Known as ‘idle load electricity’, this is when your devices are either on standby or fully charged and still plugged in at the mains.

Make it a rule to fully switch off and unplug everything at the end of shifts, or before you go home (this is also better for your devices’ battery health too).

Energy Efficient Lighting

Keeping the lights on in your business can be expensive. In some cases, up to 40% of energy costs go towards lighting the premises.

Swapping out incandescent bulbs for LEDs, CFL or halogens bulbs is not only more cost effective but they also last longer too.

Encourage employees to switch off lights when no one’s in the room or you could even consider investing in motion sensor lighting.

Print Less

This could be a simple one but you’d be surprised how much money it saves. Go paperless where you can and turn the printer off when not in use.

Instead, why not invest in collaborative online programs and project management systems to keep everything online and print-free.

Kitchen Savers

If you have a small kitchen in your premises, why not consider turning off backup fryers and ovens at slower times and don’t forget to make sure your dishwashers are full before switching them on - they use the same amount of energy regardless of how full they are.

Heating and cooling

Leaving the air con on all day at work can make up to 30% of your energy bill at the end of the month. Similar to that, overheating your workspace can increase your bill by up to 8%.

Make sure your furniture and appliances are not sitting in front of radiators so that your space is being warmed efficiently and only use your air con when needed.