Saving money on electric and gas contracts in your business may involve many of the same practices you would use in your home and may come naturally. You can take additional measures to make your savings even more dramatic over time.

If you are looking for a location to move your business into, look for things like newer heating and cooling systems that run more efficiently, lots of natural lighting, solar power, and good insulation. If you are in an existing location, you can still take steps to lower your gas and electric bills.

You can use many of the same techniques you would use at home to save on energy bills, like insulating your water heater and pipes to reduce the energy required to keep the water hot. Check and replace your furnace’s filter frequently, and if it’s an older model furnace, consider replacing it with a more efficient, energy star rated model. The same goes for your water heater; older models of both appliances take much more energy to power than newer ones.

Install compact fluorescent light bulbs that use up to 75% less energy than standard bulbs, and use natural lighting as much as you can. When a room is not in use, turn off the lights. It is also a good practice to turn off or unplug machines that are not used much; even standby mode wastes energy. Turn off computers at the end of the day.

Use the computer to receive faxes if you can. Many fax machines automatically print everything they receive, and business get many faxes each day that do not need to be printed. The power, and paper, used to print all those faxes is wasteful.

Consider getting an audit for your utility usage to see where your business is using the most energy. You can also purchase software that can analyze utility usage and suggest changes that can be implemented for future savings. The computer analysis can show you what kind of difference any cost cutting steps are making in your energy bills. You can find freeware online, but it will not provide the same amount of information as a program you pay for.

By implementing these changes in your business, you will be able to tell you have saved a good deal of energy by the decrease in your energy bills.

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