Cut Overhead Costs: Part II

Reduce energy use.

By becoming more energy efficient, small businesses can reduce energy costs by 10-30 percent, according to Energy Star.

Your heating and cooling system, which can account for up to 40 percent of your electricity bill, is the first place to find savings.  Besides making sure systems are balanced correctly and operating efficiently, tweaks to other building components can “lighten the load”.

These include tightening the building shell, choosing new lighting and equipment, reducing or increasing solar gain, and installing new windows.

Programmable thermostats prevent waste, too.  New lighting can save you a bundle through a combination of lower heat emission, electricity use per watt and automatic shut-off switches.  Energystar.gov has specific suggestions and guides for many business sectors.

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