Energy Conservation

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Top Tips

for Reducing Energy Consumption

Resource Efficiency

Cost = Consumption = Carbon

Resource Efficiency

Cost = Consumption = Carbon

14p = 1 kWh = 0.5041kg CO2e

Resource Efficiency

Cost = Consumption = Carbon

14p = 1 kWh = 0.5041kg CO2e

Use less, spend less, produce less carbon

Capital Purchases

Capital Purchases

http://www.plumbline.co.uk/products/heating/he_boilers/17/5/11

£1,500.06p £1,309.85p

Capital Purchases

Running Costs

Alpha Worcester

Gas unit price £/kWh 0.04 0.04

Gas annual consumption (kWh)* 300,000 300,000

3.5% increase 310,500 0

Annual running cost £12,420 £12,000

*Average figure for medium sized office from Carbon Trust

Whole Life Costs

• Setup costs

• capital equipment cost

• delivery

• installation

• building alterations

• staff training

• Running costs

• maintenance• energy consumption

• End of life costs

• decommissioning• disposal

EnergyLabelling

Recommended Actions:

2. Include in your purchasing processa step to calculate whole life costs

1. Alter your purchasing policy to excludeany items of equipment that aren’t ‘A’ rated

You do have a green purchasing policy,

don’t you ?

http://envirowise.wrap.org.uk

But we rent our office

it’s the landlords responsibility

The landlord installs the cheapest option

And we get hit with the higher running costs

“heating, lighting, waste …”

But we rent our office

it’s the landlords responsibility

Before you sign the lease:http://www.greenleases-uk.co.uk

If you’ve already signed it:Talk to your landlord and see where your interests meet

In this scenario it would be cost effective to pay the difference

Recommended Actions:

2. Include in your purchasing processa step to calculate whole life costs

1. Alter your purchasing policy to excludeany items of equipment that aren’t ‘A’ rated

3. Talk to your landlord or take a lookat Green Leases

What about ‘proper’ businesses

who want to buy ‘proper’ equipment ?

What about ‘proper’ businesses

who want to buy ‘proper’ equipment ?

ETL

What about ‘proper’ businesses

who want to buy ‘proper’ equipment ?

ECAETL

ETL – Environmental Technologies List

• Independently assessed scheme for identifying the best performing products on the market

• i.e. those with lowest whole life costs

• Three areas:

• Energy

• Water

• Low emmission cars

ETL – Environmental Technologies List

If you are intending to purchase any of the following, check out the ETL first

Energy

ETL – Environmental Technologies List

If you are intending to purchase any of the following, check out the ETL first

Water

New cars with emissions of less than 110g/km

HMRC CA23153

Cars

Recommended Actions:

2. Include in your purchasing processa step to calculate whole life costs

1. Alter your purchasing policy to excludeany items of equipment that aren’t ‘A’ rated,or that don’t appear on the ETL list

3. Talk to your landlord or take a lookat Green Leases

What about ‘proper’ businesses

who want to buy ‘proper’ equipment ?

ECAETL

ECA – Enhanced Capital Allowances

Anything listed on the ETL attracts a 100% first year write down allowance

Energy

Water

Cars

Just tell your accountant

ECA & ETL Reference sites

ETL Lists: www.eca.gov.uk/etl

ECA explanation: www.eca.gov.uk

Car tax rules: www.hmrc.gov.uk

Search for CA23153

Car emissions: carfueldata.direct.gov.uk

Recommended Actions:

2. Include in your purchasing processa step to calculate whole life costs

1. Alter your purchasing policy to excludeany items of equipment that aren’t ‘A’ rated,or that don’t appear on the ETL list

3. Talk to your landlord or take a lookat Green Leases

4. Talk to your accountant about ETL & ECA

Government supported incentives

Intended to change your behaviour

Supports the 2020 and 2050 CO2e reduction targets

ECA is one example

FIT and RHI two more examples