To make long-term savings your business should reduce its energy consumption. Get energy efficient to reduce your carbon footprint and keep your customers engaged with your business.

1. Why your business should
reduce its energy consumption.
By Utilitywise plc
February 2014

2. We are Utilitywise.

3. We help businesses reduce their
energy and water consumption
and lower their carbon
footprint.

4. We have thousands of business
customers...

5. … and we manage even more
business energy meters.

6. We know that businesses in the
UK are facing some significant
energy challenges.

7. 1. Rising prices.
Rising energy prices hurt your bottom line and
reduce productivity.

8. 2. Changes to legislation.
Keeping up with government and EU climate
legislation is a drain on your resources.

9. 3. Corporate social
responsibility.
Your customers want to know that your business
cares about climate change.

10. We think there are two possible
responses to these challenges.

11. Option A: Keep doing what
you’re doing.
Keep paying high prices, keep inefficient
equipment, keep ignoring changes to legislation,
and keep disappointing your customers.

12. Option B: Reduce your energy
consumption.
Change the way you use energy, get energy
efficient, respond to legislation, and make your
customers happy by reducing your carbon
footprint.

13. We recommend Option B.
Only by reducing your business energy
consumption will you realise long-term savings.

14. Your business finances will
improve and productivity will
increase.

15. Your business will become more
energy efficient.

16. Your customers will believe in
your business.

17. What does this look like in
practice?

18. We helped South Tyneside Indoor
Bowls & Social Club in North East
England with Option B.

19. We carried out an Energy Audit
and found out how they could
reduce their energy consumption.

20. We learned that they could
make real savings through
lighting upgrades and
behavioural change
programmes.
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30 year old light fittings replaced with a modern and efficient
lighting system.
Employees were encouraged to switch off lights and
equipment when not in use.
Behavioural change programmes can have a powerful impact
on business energy consumption.

21. Our Ecofit Team went in
and made the physical
changes. They also helped
implement behavioural
change programmes.

22. After twelve
months, energy
consumption
dropped from
145,246 kWh to
just 77,230 kWh
per year.

23. They also got a great new
lighting system.
“Whilst the primary aim of this project was to reduce our energy
consumption, we have also gained a far superior lighting system
over the bowls arena than before the project commenced. Without
exception our members (who number over 400) have been more
than complimentary.”
Geoff Driver, Secretary STIBC

24. You could do the same for your
business.

25. In conclusion: UK businesses are
facing major energy challenges.
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Rising prices.
Changing legislation.
Corporate social responsibility.

26. There are two possible
responses.

27. Option A:
Keep going as you are.
• Keep paying high prices.
• Keep ignoring legislation changes.
• Keep disregarding your customers
and their climate values.

28. Option B:
Reduce your energy
consumption.
• Use less energy.
• Stay on top of legislation.
• Get energy efficient and show your
customers you care about the
environment and their communities.

29. Which will you choose?
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