Appliances and equipment

By managing your appliances carefully you can significantly reduce the amount of energy they consume, lower your energy bills and reduce your carbon emissions.

• When buying new equipment for the workplace, only buy appliances with a high energy efficiency rating
• Keep your equipment well maintained to prolong its life
• Turn appliances off if they are not in use. This will keep them cooler and therefore reduce the need for ventilation and cooling
• Enable any energy-saving features such as standby mode
• Encourage/educate employees to take responsibility for equipment under their control – ie turn it off.

To find out more about the measures you can take to reduce your energy bills for your business, visit you and your business.

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