Commercial energy consultants are helping owners of commercial properties do three of the most essential tasks facing commercial organisations today:
- reduce energy consumption
- save money
- minimise their carbon footprint
The energy crisis is all over the media. It seems that every day we are hearing conversations about how commercial and residential property owners are feeling the pinch, along with the projections of industry experts for further price increases.
This is particularly worrying for commercial property owners with a large premises to heat and a workforce that is using a significant amount of energy to perform their tasks. Company directors are increasingly turning to commercial energy consultants for help.
At the same time, companies are under pressure to mitigate their carbon footprint in line with global objectives of reaching net carbon zero emissions by 2050.
Additionally, in the UK since April 2022, over 1300 of the country’s largest businesses are required to disclose climate-related financial information in their annual reports following recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Chances are, this kind of legislation will filter through to other businesses in time.
What do commercial energy consultants do?
Firstly, we need to differentiate between a commercial energy broker and a commercial energy consultant.
A business energy broker scours the energy market to find competitive energy deals for commercial clients. They use their industry contacts and buying power to negotiate the prices and terms of energy contracts.
While they are sometimes referred to as commercial energy consultants, this doesn’t reflect the true nature of their role in helping businesses save money, and they rarely focus on energy saving unless specifically asked to find a supplier with environmental credentials.
Commercial energy consultants offer a hands-on service around providing the best energy systems for your commercial building. They are tasked with designing and planning the most suitable, cost-effective and energy-saving commercial energy systems that will reduce your energy consumption, lower your costs and enable your company to monitor its carbon footprint.
Commercial energy consultants fully understand the legislation around businesses’ obligations regarding climate change. With sustainability legislation changing regularly, you can be assured that a commercial energy consultant will plan your new energy systems within current guidelines.
Click here to see how we helped Starbank Panel Products reduce its energy consumption.
How can commercial energy efficiency consultants benefit your business?
A commercial energy efficiency consultant will learn about your current or projected energy usage, the systems or materials you currently use, how you deal with waste and how well you currently meet sustainability regulations.
From this information, your commercial energy efficiency consultant will provide a proposal for new energy systems and processes that will benefit your business.
Ultimately, your commercial energy efficiency consultant’s assessment and proposal will introduce you to different ways in which your business can reduce your environmental impact.
Using their in-depth knowledge of the energy industry and expertise of the kind of energy systems that return the best results for different kinds of businesses, a commercial energy efficiency consultant can implement new systems and processes that improve sustainability and save your business a significant amount of money.
No two businesses are the same. Buildings differ in size, workers use commercial buildings differently, and the location of a building can make a difference to the kind of energy system that can be installed.
If your business is based in an older building that was constructed before energy efficiency regulations came into place, you will need the expert advice of a commercial energy efficiency consultant to determine the way in which your building can be transformed to be more sustainable. Renewable energy such as solar and LED lighting will undoubtedly be at the top of the list of sustainable options.
A clear plan around your energy consumption shows that you welcome accountability to your workers, visitors, legislation and the local environment. This enhances your brand and attracts environmentally savvy workers and clients.
Solarcrown Commercial – using green energy and low carbon technologies
Solarcrown Commercial is a green energy consultancy that helps businesses to understand the benefits of using green energy and low carbon technologies while helping businesses stay on top of their energy costs.
We design, plan and install commercial solar PV (photovoltaics) systems and LED lighting solutions that help businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and save money.
Our customers benefit from our expertise in renewable energy that spans more than ten years, particularly in designing and planning roof mounted solar PV systems.
We visit your site to determine the space you have available for PV panels on your roof, or if ground-mounted PV panels could be an option. From there we provide a proposal that indicates potential cost savings over a set number of years.
We take into account scalability and budget, and might suggest a two-phase project in which we initially install PV panels on part of the roof with the remaining space earmarked for an installation at a later date.
Click here to see how we helped Greater Manchester Combined Authority where we designed and installed a lighting scheme to reduce energy consumption.
LED lighting plays a significant role in reducing your company’s carbon footprint. Solarcrown Commercial are experts in the design, supply and installation of LED lighting.
We provide LED lighting systems for commercial building refits that maximise savings and use significantly less energy. All of our LED lighting designs are CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) accredited.
We can assist you with your energy procurement goals as business energy consultants. We understand that being at the forefront of change by choosing greener solutions is more important than inexpensive energy. As part of our green energy consultancy service we provide a net carbon zero consultation to help you understand global 2050 net zero targets and how your business is playing, or can play, its part.
FAQs
I have a few commercial buildings. How do I know which is most suitable for a solar PV installation?
We can review all of your sites and provide a rooftop generation capability report that ranks the sites from best to worse. This Blue Sky report will tell you each site’s potential energy yield.
Do you have case studies that provide energy saving statistics of your installations?
Yes, you can find them here.
Do you provide post-installation aftercare?
Yes, we ensure that you are happy with your installation and that it is delivering the benefits you expected.
How do I contact you?
It’d be great to hear from you. Please use our online form or call 0333 323 2745.