Dublin businesses have been finding out about the latest ways to cut their energy costs at a special energy efficiency briefing held by competitive energy provider Energia.

The briefings held with the Dublin Chamber of Commerce are designed to educate businesses about energy efficiency, allowing them to further reduce their energy costs. The purpose of this training is to help companies develop and implement their own energy management systems, helping them cut their energy bills and CO2 emissions by up to 20%.

Businesses that attended included KBC Bank, O’Callaghan Hotels, Easons, Arnotts and The Irish Dairy Board.

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 businesses' competitiveness by giving them the knowledge and tools that help them save money by reducing their energy consumption.

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"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.

"Energia 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."

(CD/MH)