Power Use

At Efficient Energy Advisors, LLC we take a careful look at the office electronics, computers, and appliances. Using smart meters, we monitor each of your devices and compare them with Energy Star and other modern standards. Much of the inefficiency in these products produces heat, so not only is the equipment wasteful, your HVAC will work extra hard to remove the heat once again. We identify major areas of wasted use, which means that we identify wasted dollars. We can lower your office energy use dramatically.

It is amazing how much energy is wasted, tiny bit by tiny bit, in your computers, printers, copiers, space heaters, coffee machines, water coolers, refrigerators and kitchen appliances. According to the Department of Energy, electronics and other major office appliances account for about 16% of commercial buildings’ overall energy use. These are not small dollars.

We believe that it is critical to understand your company’s workflow and needs in order to help you conserve, share equipment, replace the large offenders, and guide you toward a more efficient and productive office. Many of your electronics and appliances draw power even when they are switched off or not in use. We use individual sensors and timers to identify and eliminate ‘power vampires’. Office computers use from 5 to 60 watts power even when they are not being used. More energy than a gallon of gasoline is wasted by as few as 10 computers a day which are idling.

Our consultation depends on making your office efficient, and that requires us to demonstrate your return on investment (ROI) for our recommendations. You will understand the actual dollars necessary to invest to follow our ideas, where you can get tax credits or other incentives to help lower your cost, and how long it will take to reach your break even point. If your ROI is high, as it is for many recommendations, you can be repaid in a year or two. Every day after that, your company is saving actual cash! We will compare your existing office machines to more efficient ones and recommend ways that your office will function better and save money at the same time.

Remember, we guarantee a return of up to two times your initial investment with us! If we can't find energy savings equal to double the cost of our work, our work is free.