Tips for reducing your energy use:
• Go digital: install energy counters that connect to an app so you can track your energy consumption and remotely control each electrical outlet.
• Switch to low-energy LED lighting instead of halogen lights.
• Go solar: consider investing in solar energy to take your restaurant off the energy grid.
• Turn off your appliances when they're not in use, and unplug them so they’re not using electricity when in idle mode.
• Turn down the thermostat; heating accounts for 60% of a restaurant’s energy costs, and even a 1°C reduction could shave 10% off your energy bill.[8]
• Clean and service your equipment regularly to make sure they're operating properly.
• Install timers and motion detectors on lights – especially in the bathroom and stockroom.
• Switch out old appliances for newer, more eco-friendly models.
• Train your staff so that energy-saving becomes a habit.