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Businesses and schools from Dungarvan and the surrounding
areas of Waterford have been finding out about the latest
ways to cut their energy costs at a special energy efficiency
briefing held by leading independent energy supplier Energia.
The briefing was designed to educate the managers of local
organisations about energy efficiency, allowing them to further
reduce their energy costs. The purpose of this training is
to help the companies develop and implement their own energy
management systems, helping them cut their energy bills (and
also their CO2 emissions) by 10%. By
reducing their usage by 10%, each company will significantly
reduce their annual CO2 emissions.
Local businesses that attended included Daltons Jewellers,
Capitol Cleaners, Sash Windows and Floxon Ltd. Also in attendance
were local schools Colaiste na Rinne, St Declan’s National
School (Ardmore) St Joseph’s Primary School (Dungarvan) and
Scoil Garchán (Dungarvan).
Cormac Mannion, Energy Services Manager, Energia
commented - “Energia has developed considerable expertise
in the area of energy efficiency training. We have helped
to boost many small businesses’ competitiveness, including
those in the SME and community sectors, by giving them the
knowledge and tools that help them save money by reducing
their energy consumption.
“There are also valuable environmental benefits - by reducing
their usage by 10%, each company will significantly reduce
their annual CO2 emissions.
“Energy efficiency can start with simple low cost initiatives
such as staff awareness days and for some companies a complete
business-wide process has been implemented, including reviewing
purchasing processes, conducting an energy audit, implementing
staff training and awareness programmes.
“Customers with online metering can analyse their data to
identify where they can alter their processes to make better
use of lower cost night energy. By conducting a simple energy
audit and by introducing various low cost ways of installing
materials and equipment, a decrease in energy bills is easily
achievable.
" Even by switching off lights when not in use or remembering
to power off your PC in the evenings instead of leaving it
on standby can lead to substantial saving on your energy bill."
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