Simple steps to a smaller carbon footprint: Electricity

This guide contains 15 steps you can take to reduce your business’s carbon footprint and bills from electricity use.

The UK government aims to create a “zero-carbon electricity system” by 2030. This is already happening: the National Grid is busy installing wind turbines, solar panels and power lines to supply homes and businesses with clean energy.

As a business, your first job is to reduce consumption and use electricity more efficiently. This helps to ease pressure on the grid as the move to clean power gets underway – and saves you money.

That’s where this guide comes in.

From switching off lights to financing solar panels – we tell you how long each step will take and how much it will cost. By the end, you will have:

• Data showing how much electricity you typically use in a month
• Started spending less money on lighting and electrical equipment
• Reduced your business’s carbon footprint, moving towards net zero