Manage energy costs

You can use simple manual methods (such as timers) or move some apparatus based on Time of Use tariff periods to change when you use electricity and save money.

Customers without a dedicated transformer may receive help from installing a voltage optimiser at their main switchboard that dynamically controls the output voltage in the ‘ideal’ range.

The large roofs of some commercial, industrial, and retail buildings make solar PV a viable option for generating some of your own electricity. Solar hot water may also be beneficial for customers such as hotels that use large amounts of hot water.

We are members of the Clean Energy Council, and their accredited installers can advise on designs and plans for large-scale systems. Please ensure you compare the potential outcomes of a solar system and how it may affect or interact with other alternatives for energy efficiency as part of the business case.

If you go down this path, then you will also need to communicate with us to pre-approve any connection to the network to enable exports of any excess generation ability.

While batteries can be an integral part of your overall energy management system, it has been shown that a complete energy system that integrates these along with renewable energy sources, standby generators and the grid supplies the optimum energy solution for your business. The benefit of this includes better demand management, power quality issue mitigation and a lowering of energy consumption costs while still supplying a reliable source of back-up power.

This is a computerised control system which manages electricity load so that all appliances are not running at the same time. This may also involve:

• adopting energy efficient lighting controlled by timed devices
• installing inverters on variable speed drives and pumps which can control start up demand and efficiency outcomes.