And just like that, the holidays are upon us!
December means the weather is getting frightful, but we know why you energy managers are really starting to sweat:this is the special time of year when your clients’ energy costs typically skyrocket through the ROOF.
Shops are open later and longer, energy-intensive lights are decking WAY too many halls and nobody thinks twice about jacking up the heating justonemore degree (who wants to put on that hideous Christmas jumper from Aunt Mabel anyway?!).
Withelectricity prices hitting record highs in the UK and gas prices on the rise,generating energy savings for your clients during the holiday seasoncan be a particularly tricky challenge for energy management professionals. For instance, the Carbon Trust estimates thatUK businesses lose around £9 million over the festive periodby failing to turn lights and equipment off.
“Retailersare almost always the most difficult to manage, as they really tend to overdo it with the festive lights,” says Stuart Malone, an energy manager based in Bristol. “It’s always a shock in the New Year when their energy bill comes in!”
But what if you could transform those energy spending worries into excitement about how much you’ll savethis holiday season – for free?And get a special Christmas gift along with it? Read on, we can hardly wait to tell you…
能源草der: Your Holiday Energy Saver
For those of you that haven’t met yet
,能源草deris a free online tool that simplifies the process of calculating the energy savings potential of any building. It’s completely free for anyone to use – and all you need is a single energy bill in PDF format for Energy Grader to work its algorithmic magic.
The result: a beautiful能源草der report in PDF formatcontaining your building’s savings potential, expressed in cost savings as a percentage of your building’s efficiency.
You also get yourpersonalised electricity price benchmarkso you can instantly understand whether you are getting the best price for your energy compared to your sector’s average.
Remember our energy manager friend Stuart in Bristol? After using Energy Grader, he discovered that he could save his retail clients around26%on their energy bills. “That translates to anestimated cost savings of about£11,000 per yearfor all of them combined,” says Stuart. “It’s much better to go to them with this exciting savings potential news now, than with a devastating energy bill in January!”
Another Energy Grader user, Fiona McMillan, found out that she was paying a much higher price for her office’s energy than she should have been. “I was shocked at first – could this be right? But after calling a few other providers I realised there was indeed a significant price difference,” said Fiona. “Thanks to Energy Grader, I’m switching to a cheaper provider to get that next bill down!”
能源草der Giveaway: Just in Time!
Now here’s the Christmas kicker: at the end of December, we’re giving away2亚马逊礼品卡的价值€50for you to spend on the energy management gift of your dreams (or a much nicer jumper).
进入免费的画,你所要做的submit an Energy Grader Reportduring the month of December. The winners will be selected randomly and notified by email. If you have already done an Energy Grader report this year, no worries! Just use Energy Grader for a new building to participate in the December Giveaway.
Ready to get started? Give it a go, and good luck!
