With business energy reduction high on the priorities list, companies are looking at all the ways to save energy. We’ve made a list of energy saving recommendations to give businesses somewhere to start. 1. Increase Energy Awareness Inform the staff and building users of how much energy really costs. This could appear on the compan...
Manual Meter Reads vs AMR
Ever since the introduction of Automate Meter Reading, or AMR, it has been possible to automatically collect utility consumption data without requiring manual meter reads. However, despite the possibilities of AMR, a number of companies continue to undertake manual reads. Below, we explore the pros and cons of AMR and meter reads: AMR...
Energy Monitoring Package
Efficiency Direct was approached to assist a client who required a reliable, energy monitoring and reporting package. The client asked for our help after being dissatisfied with their existing monitoring and targeting (M&T) provider. The client was experiencing regular loss of consumption data from their M&T provider, meaning that t...
Mandatory Carbon Reporting
The UK government has announced that from October 2013 listed companies are required to measure and report on their annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. At present, this new legislation only affects UK incorporated companies whose equity share capital is officially listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange; or is officially l...