Are you managing energy in your company, or is energy neglected?
Here are the Top Ten key questions your business should be asking regarding energy:
1. Are we actively engaged to reduce unneeded energy use while saving money to improve our business?
2. Do we know how much energy we use monthly, and our average cost of energy in $/kilowatt-hour?
3. Do we continually monitor our energy use and energy costs, or only when it is a crisis with high energy prices or a curtailment in energy supply?
4. Are we aware of renewable energy offerings and available tax credits to reduce the life cycle costs of its installation?
5. How do we know if we could be saving both kilowatt-hours, natural gas, and money from energy economizing projects?
6. What is the range of energy cost savings that our company could be enjoying with more attention to our energy use?
7. Do we know our opportunity cost for no power to our operations?
8. Do we have adequate backup power generation capacity?
9. Do we know our business carbon footprint?
10. Do we have a Certified Energy Manager on staff or a consultant to identify, frame, monetize, present, and execute energy cost saving projects?