In an editorial in The New York Times, Al Gore has announced an ambitious five-part plan to make the U.S. electricity system 100 percent carbon-free within 10 years. Reducing energy consumption is central to his plan, including reducing nationwide electricity use by retrofitting buildings with more energy-efficient windows, insulation and lighting.
This is a good idea since buildings account for 65 percent of U.S. electricity consumption, according to the EPA.
Nevertheless, energy conservation, or “energy avoidance,” as I like to call it, is an often-overlooked means of rapidly improving a business’s profitability. As EASI Affiliate Pete Bubas says in this video, energy costs are “part of the P&L people don’t necessarily feel they can save money on.” It’s a common misconception, but an oversight that costs businesses billions annually.
Even as the nation’s homeowners and businesses have been transfixed by skyrocketing energy prices, the technology and the means to reduce our country's electrical use by 20 percent or more has existed for years. The company I founded, Energy Automation Systems Inc. (EASI), has been helping organizations around the world achieve these results for decades – in manufacturing plants, hospitals, schools, large commercial buildings and more.
Every business should take the steps Mr. Gore outlines in his plan and install energy efficient windows, insulation and lighting. But there’s more that can be done with technology that exists today. While the government debates alternative energy, businesses can do something about the problem right now. Check out the EASI Method for more details on how it works.
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