As you can see, there is a huge range of ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs in your business. Below is a number of examples of measures implemented by organisations within Alice Springs to reduce electricity consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions.
Hot Water
- Install solar hot water or heat pump hot water system
- Retrofit solar boosting to an existing hot water system
- Insulate existing hot water piping
- Maintenance service for existing solar hot water system
- Replace inefficient urns with insulated timer-controlled boiling water units
Insulation and passive solar design
- Install bulk insulation and heat reflective foil in roof spaces
- Paint roofing white
- Ventilate the building’s ceiling space
- Retrofit insulation in walls
- Apply solar tint to unshaded windows
- Install double glazing
Lighting
- Replace halogen down-light systems with energy efficient alternatives
- Upgrade fluorescent lighting
- Fit occupancy sensors on lighting
- Fit daylight sensors/timers on lighting
- Modify lighting switches and controls to enable switching off of unnecessary lighting
- Install skylights
Air conditioning and refrigeration systems
- Install absorption chiller solar air conditioning system
- Install high efficiency air-conditioning or refrigeration system (to replace or reduce the use of an existing inefficient system)
- Install air conditioner economiser
- Review and optimise air-conditioning or refrigeration system (“tune-up and balance”)
- Install or upgrade a Building energy management control system (BMS)
- Install personal cooling fans in spaces with personal air conditioning controls
- Fit seals to doors and windows in air conditioned spaces
- Repair refrigerator and freezer door seals
- Fit ceiling mounted return air vent for evaporatively cooled spaces
Appliances and metering
- Install timers on office equipment
- Install sub-metering as part of an energy monitoring plan
