Whether you own a warehouse, a highrise, a shopping center, or any other kind of commercial property, energy bills are on your mind. And they should be. Electric bills, heating, and cooling are some of the largest and most regular expenses a building owner has. So reducing them is important.
Here are some things you can do to reduce your utility bills.
- Insulate better. This is usually a pretty large expense at first, but it is a long-term investment. If you spend $1,000 to insulate a room, that does cost money. But if it saves you $15 on average in heating and cooling costs each month, that is $180 per year. In just over 5 years you made your money back. After that, you save/make money on it. These are obviously very “rough” numbers though.
- Add motion sensors for your lights. No matter how hard we get ourselves or employees to turn off the lights, when things are busy, we just forget. Motion sensor lights are a great way to reduce energy use.
- Get an infrared scan. When we scan buildings, we find many areas where energy is lost. Finding and sealing/fixing these areas usually more than pays for the infrared scan itself.