How To Save Energy at the Work Place

This little article will offer a summary of best tried and true tips for saving commercial energy. By practicing energy management tips, you�re likely to save on electricity bills of more and more consistent basis (especially for premises with air conditioning and computer equipments which uses a server that is an important part of most office-based equipment). It will result in less CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming. Almost every type of commercial premises or office can follow these instructions to easily save significant amounts of energy.

Lighting

The energy consumption by light bulbs for local commercial use is between 35 and 75%, which can be explained by the obsolescence of certain facilities lighting. These are the fluorescent tubes that are most often used to allow for pleasant working conditions. The latest innovations in this area include allowing lights last up to 100,000 hours or 25 years of use. The electronic control technology of light is also a way to manage the light according to the brightness of the presence or absence of employees.

Air conditioning/ heating

The heating, ventilation and air conditioning accounts for almost half of energy use in commercial premises. The most demanding standards of consumption established by the British Energy have reduced their consumption. The best current models are 15% more efficient than those used in 2006. To this it can add new air conditioning systems, with passive ventilation (the rooms are built in such a way that allows natural air circulation to pass from one part of the heating and air conditioning).

The energy storage

Rather than consuming energy during the day, with a peak rate of saturation and the risk of electrical networks, a new model of energy storage will be the night off-peak, which bottom along the day to help keep the premises cool. According to Electric Power Research Institute such a system can reduce operational costs of heating and cooling up to 20-60%.

Manage energy to optimize its use

The new tools of the smart grid such as those presented by Google, Microsoft, Bloom Energy, can have sensors on the entire network of commercial premises and determine in real time consumption, any leaks or malfunctions. A traveling exhibition of EDF Energy had displayed modern device for managing energy consumption in the form of switches that turn red if they have long been active, to make consumers aware of time spent using certain devices that could be switched off or powered down.