Cut Energy Bills With a Commercial Energy Audit!

In today’s struggling economy, your business can’t afford to waste money. However, you may be throwing away a lot of money every year without even knowing it! Operating inefficient electrical and lighting systems can cost you big, using up more energy than necessary to achieve equal lighting levels. A commercial energy audit is the best way to identify this wasted energy and help optimize energy expenses.
First, you’ll need to contact a local lighting maintenance company. They’ll be able to supply a qualified energy audit technician to assess your existing lighting system—everything from the wiring infrastructure to the fixtures, lamps, ballasts, and bulbs. Each part of your lighting system can be targeted to measure just how much energy it is consuming; this consumption can then easily be compared with lighting output to analyze efficiency.
Commercial energy audits are recommended for all types of businesses, including:

• Office buildings


• Grocery stores


• Banks


• Retail stores


• Car dealerships


• Industrial spaces


• Warehouses

Your energy audit company or technician will work closely with you to create an energy reduction plan. This detailed strategy is designed to streamline your commercial lighting system using the data recorded during the energy audit itself. By targeting specific areas of waste, your energy-efficiency plan will be tailored to your current system as well as your lighting needs. Make sure that your energy audit plan includes some type of cost-benefit analysis; this will help you understand exactly how and where your energy costs will be reduced.
Among other changes, most commercial energy audits will recommend switching to compact fluorescent lightbulbs or T8 lamps. These highly-efficient bulbs are not appropriate for all applications, but they are great for commercial spaces like corporate offices, restrooms, and employee workstations. With CFLs, you get equal lighting levels but use far less energy, providing considerable savings!
Most lighting management companies provide energy audits. Contact your local light company or commercial electrician today to learn more about the process. When you schedule an energy audit for your company, you’re on the road to energy savings, reduced overhead, and a decreased environmental impact. Energy audits provide a great opportunity to save money and go green all at the same time!

Matt Gallo is a home improvement hobbyist and the Internet marketing manager for Prospect Genius, a provider of affordable marketing solutions for local businesses.