Energy Savings – A simple solution
The need for individuals and businesses to save energy is a theme which has increased in momentum in the last 10 years. The realisation that we need to live more sustainable lives, offer goods and services which have the least impact on the environment as possible and act to reduce our expenditure means that we are constantly searching for simple ways to reduce our energy usage.
Example – Convenience Store
A system such as Goldilock can be easily analysed to determine the cycling of refrigeration units which can be used to enable you to change the thermostat of your units. For every one degree a unit is away from its optimal temperature a 2% increase in energy usage occurs, equating to a £450 per unit per additional degree. In our experience, through speaking with retailers and installing systems at their premises, we often find that retailers are running their units at either far too cold a temperature or too high a temperature, without even realising it.
By analysing the cycling of their refrigeration units retailers can also determine when a unit is running less efficently and perhaps malfunctioning. This means that an engineer can be called out to prevent the problem before it becomes a problem.
The sharing of knowledge and good working practices will aid everyone so how do you act to save energy in your business?
