Looking for some quick and easy ways to save energy in your office? Follow our quick tips for a few small changes you can implement today to start saving money on your business energy right away.

1. Lookingfor somequick andeasy waysto saveenergy inyouroffice?
Followourquicktipsfor afew smallchangesyoucan implement
todayto start saving moneyonyour businessenergy right away.
Computers andofficeequipment
Officeequipment such ascomputersor photocopiersconsumes
a large proportionoftheoverallenergy used inyouroffice space.
Unplugging phone and laptopchargers whenthey are not in use is
important, notonlyforenergyefficiency, butfor safety as well.
Putyourcomputerto sleep wheneveryou’re awayfromyourdesk
for longerthan 10 minutes and rememberto switch itoff whenyou
leavetheoffice. Pluggingyourequipment into a power board will
make iteasierto switchoffthe monitorstoo.
Leaving photocopiers and printerson standbyovernightcan waste
enoughenergyto boil a kettle 30times.Switchingoffcan save
hundredsof pounds peryear.
Lighting
By simply switchingoff lightsor relyingon naturaldaylight where
possible,youcancutyour lightingcosts by 15 percent.
Installing motion activated lightingcan help if getting intothe habit
ofturning lightsoff provesto bechallenging.
Replacingyour incandescent lights with EnergyStarqualified light
bulbs will alsocutthecosts, asthey last upto 10times longer,
generate less heat and use lessenergycomparedto standard light
bulbs.
Kitchen
Make sureyoudon’t leavethefridgedooropenfor any longerthan
necessary as it might bringthetemperature up.
Drinks machinescan betimedto beoffovernight and atthe
weekends whenthere is noone intheoffice.
The mostefficient wayto heat up water isto use an instant boiling
waterdispenser. Ifyou’re still using a regular kettle,only boil as
much water asyou need at a giventime.
It might be a goodtimeto switchto moreenergyefficient,A++
appliances inyouroffice kitchen, astheseconsume much less
energy and are builtto be more sustainable.
Savingenergy inyouroffice
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Heating and airconditioning
Make surethe airconditioning is noton whenthe windowsordoors
areopen.Switch itoff whenthe heating ison, and rememberthat
raisingtheofficetemperatureto anything above 19 °C will increase
yourenergy bill up by 8 percent.
We are hereto help
npowercan helpyou with advicetailoredtoyour business needs.
For more informationon howtoencourageotherstochange
their habits and monitoryourenergy usage,callourenergy saving
initiative SmartStart helplineorvisitthe npower blog.