Improvements can be made throughout your organization to achieve energy efficiency. When you reduce your electricity consumption, the savings could really add up.

You might want to consider:

• High-efficiency lighting products that could reduce your lighting bill by as much as 40 percent
• New cooling equipment that could greatly reduce your electricity costs while providing increased reliability, quieter operation and use of non-CFC-based refrigerant
• Installing premium-efficiency motors instead of standard efficiency motors. Your electricity savings could pay for the price difference in less than two years
• Variable speed drives that not only save electricity but also offer more precise control while extending equipment life
• Incorporating VendingMisers© to save up to 35 percentof your vending machine electricity usage while reducing maintenance costs and extending machine life
• Lowering blinds and closing curtains in the summer
• Making proper use of building vestibules to prevent energy loss
• Increasing the use of available daylight
• Installing shading devices on southern- and western-facing windows.