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Check out these top tips for greater energy efficiency within your hotel. Click '[+]' below to expand each tip.

Energy management initiatives need to be a company wide effort that everyone can play a part in.
In every sector and room of your hotel, there is the opportunity to be more efficient, save money and reduce your carbon footprint.
Create ownership within each team, with the authority to make decisions for their sector.
Involve and engage everyone in the business.

Knowledge is power. Know your tariff.
Find the information you need to understand your bill and the charges listed.
Research, understand and avail of cost saving opportunities in terms of equipment and from your provider.
Nightsaver – Use the reduced night rate to save money without compromising on service.

Again, knowledge is power.
Know your equipment and their energy ratings. Assess the cost of use against the cost of upgrade.
Become familiar with your energy usage by reading your meter daily for two weeks.
With this new knowledge, speak to your provider to find cost saving products and tariffs.
Track your progress.

Assess electrical equipment usage patterns in the premises.
Review all activities that use electricity.
Consider whether or not running hours of electrical equipment can be reduced /changed to night.
Energy Audits – Lighting/Equipment/Heating. Identify your areas of heavy use.
Again, get people involved. Find sustainability champions throughout your business.

Accounts for up to 40% of average bill.
Energy saving lamps – 80% cheaper to use, last twice as long & same light output
Fit daylight controls and use movement sensors. An empty room does not need to be lit.
All businesses can save on lighting.
Consider all areas, is solar PV an option?

Replace older boilers with efficient condensing boilers.
Dispatch heating and cooling in economic order.
Decouple fresh air requirement from heating requirement.
Link heating controls to booking system.
Consider onsite generation, combined heat and power.
Hot water: Consider moving from dedicated DHW boiler to heat exchanger with LPHW.

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