Reducing energy consumption is vital to the efficient running of your commercial business from a financial standpoint. It’s also a great way to be a responsible member of your community.

Suppose you’re building a new commercial space or you want to retrofit smarter energy solutions to your current commercial premises. In that case, No Shock Electrical is the Auckland electrician to call to ensure you’re tapping into all the available strategies to reduce your consumption.

When it comes to identifying how you can reduce your carbon footprint, ensure safe operations and work to get your energy bills down and keep them there, your commercial electrician can help in many ways.

We know several cost-effective ways to reduce your commercial energy consumption, so read on and figure out which of these energy-saving tips apply to your situation.

1. Audit Your Commercial Energy Consumption

The first step in saving energy is identifying where you might be expending it unnecessarily. This is where it pays to engage an Auckland electrician who understands how to conduct an accurate energy audit.

Evaluating the energy output from your current building with a commercial electrician allows you to see the big picture and pinpoint where you may easily start pulling back some usage—and saving money.

2. Update Your Lighting Profile

Working with a knowledgeable commercial electrician to update your lighting profile is a great cost-effective move towards reducing energy consumption.

If you’re still using incandescent lighting throughout your commercial building, switching to more environmentally friendly options, such as CFL and LED, could spell significant energy savings. Plus, these options have a longer lifespan, which translates to even more money saved over the long term.

3. Upgrade to Energy-Efficient Office Equipment

While throwing out the old energy-sucking office equipment all at once may not be feasible, you can certainly have a commercial electrician come by and let you know where it might be smart to start.

As copiers, printers, and monitors reach the end of their natural life, speak to your Auckland electrician about what replacements have the best energy rating. That way, over time, you’ll end up with an office environment that’s streamlined toward less energy consumption.

4. Keep on Top of Maintenance

You need to stay on top of maintenance for your commercial premises. This means having a commercial electrician come through regularly to keep your testing and tagging up to date, check your switchboards, ensure your HRV system is working to optimum standards, and replace or clean filters in your heat pumps.

If your office equipment and air conditioning features are working properly they chew through less power and, as an added benefit, they won’t need to be replaced so often.

5. Encourage Employee Participation

To really tap into cost efficiency in a commercial space, everyone needs to do their bit. Whilst it may seem like a hassle to switch your computers off at the end of the day, people soon get used to the routine. This can add up to huge savings over time.

Your No Shock Auckland electrician can help you identify many little things that will add up to huge savings if implemented and addressed consistently.

6. Create “Set and Forget” Workspaces

Having a commercial electrician come through and assess your space is well worth the cost of the visit. At No Shock, we can show you where you might be able to swap out lights that stay on all day for a sensor light that detects motion and switches off as soon as the room is not being used.

If you have rooms in your commercial space with very little traffic through them over the course of the day, there’s no point in having a light on constantly.

Another way your No Shock commercial electrician can help you consume less energy is to show you where you can feasibly switch off power at the end of every day without compromising work processes.

7. Build an Energy Smart Commercial Building

If you’re looking to construct a new building, you have an opportunity to do things right from the outset.

Along with smart architectural design and utilising energy-smart building materials, engaging a commercial electrician that understands the ins and outs of future-proofing your commercial space against energy waste makes perfect sense.

At No Shock, we love to get involved in the planning stages of a commercial project and be part of ensuring your build gets across the line on time and on budget. Our expert commercial electrician team has great relationships with other tradespeople across the region.

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Every little bit counts when it comes to cost effective strategies for reducing energy consumption in commercial spaces.

The first step is to call No Shock commercial electricians in to perform an energy assessment. When it comes to saving energy—and money—accurate information is key.

Call our friendly Auckland electrician team at No Shock now and book an energy saving future for your business.