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Save Billions With Enigin's Eniscope

Small and medium sized business just in the United Kingdom could be losing as much as £3 billion in 2010 as a result of inefficient equipment and energy wastage. The same pattern applies to most industrialised countries around the globe but innovative technology can help.

The UK’s Carbon Trust reckons out-of-date equipment is wasting small businesses’ cash, but much of the problem is that business owners simply can’t see the wastage and are losing money without knowing it.

Many small businesses aren’t able to get an immediate view of the energy they’re using and what it’s costing them and many SMEs don’t have the time or the money to invest in energy efficiency actions, further adding to the problem.

What businesses need is a real time view of their energy use so they can see the instant effect of turning equipment on and off. Allan Robinson, of energy company npower agrees:

“For many small enterprises the priority has to be running the business, particularly during these tough economic times, meaning there is little time to dedicate to saving energy. Even though small measures like switching off equipment can make a big difference to energy costs, there’s no obvious impact of flicking a light switch. You can’t see your energy use drop instantly and bills won’t always register a change immediately so there’s often little incentive to keep on saving energy, particularly when you’re busy,”

“Just seeing your miles per gallon can make you drive more economically, so actually seeing the energy you’re using can encourage people to stop wasting energy,” Robinson adds.

Enigin PLC’s advance real-time energy monitoring system, Eniscope, provides the detailed instant record but plus historical data so that patterns of activity can be studied and measured decision on energy saving and efficiency can be made.

If you wish to benefit from being able to SEE the energy you use and then act contact your local independent Enigin Distributor today.

Energy Waste Facts:

• 20% of the total energy bill in offices is accounted for by office equipment – about half of this use stems from PCs and monitors
• Office equipment is expected to account for 30% of energy use by 2020
• Lighting a typical office overnight wastes enough energy to heat water for 1,000 cups of tea

Energy Saving Tips:

• Get a real-time energy monitor so you can see exactly what energy you’re using
• Switch off computer monitors during lunch breaks and activate stand-by options to reduce energy consumption by up to 90% per year
• By switching laser printers off in the evenings and at weekends, energy consumption can be reduced by 75%
• Think about switching to laptops. Prices are falling and laptops use only around 10% of the energy of a standard PC
• Energy saving light bulbs use 75% less electricity than standard light bulbs and last up to 10 times longer
• Seven-day timers on shared equipment, such as printers, vending machines and water coolers, will ensure that they’re not left on overnight or at weekends and can save up to 70% on energy costs

Tuesday 9th February 2010