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Why now is the right time to switch to renewable energy

Energy is an incredibly volatile market. Prices are augmenting rapidly and reliance on the finite traditional fossil fuel sources is becoming an ever increasing risk. For these reasons it is more apparent than ever that now is the time to switch to renewable energy.

Consultancies such as the Gateshead based, Green Energy Consulting, help businesses and nationally recognised organisations, to become more sustainable by managing their energy consumption with improved efficiency.

Companies such as this provide information and alternative energy sources to allow commercial clients to both reduce cost and better manage their energy needs. While simultaneously, creating a sustainable future for both the client and the environment. There are two fundamental ways that this can be done. Primarily by obtaining electricity from renewable sources such as solar, wind, biomass and hydro generation. Or alternatively if a business has a gas supply available, organisations such as these can obtain carbon neutral or green gas supplies. This process is achieved by off-setting the carbon produced from the gas consumption by planting trees. The procedure not only aids the reduction of CO2 levels in the atmosphere but also creates a more aesthetically pleasing landscape, which again is beneficial for the community.

Businesses in the forefront of the public eye have now also realised the importance of energy efficiency and improvement in their overall CSR. Green Energy Consulting in particular has worked with iconic North East buildings and businesses such as the Sage Gateshead, the Theatre Royal, the Centre for Life and the Tyneside Cinema. A number of the new renewable energy based contracts for these buildings went live on April 1st 2014, which signifies that they are now officially involved in doing their share to ensure a sustainable environment and society. Through using an outsourced consultant these organisations all benefited financially against what they were offered elsewhere.

Conventionally, there is a false stigma attached to renewable energy which suggests that it may be a more expensive option than traditional brown sourced energy. However, renewable energy consultancies in combination with the growing widespread popularity of renewable energy are proving otherwise. By working with such companies as Green Energy Consulting, organisations can see a cost neutral benefit, if not reduction in their expenditure on energy, which confirms that now is the right time to switch to renewable energy.

If affordability and sustainability alone were not attractive enough, the efficiency of renewable technologies has skyrocketed. Technologies such as low energy, LED lighting operates much more efficiently than traditional lighting and can achieve up to a 70% reduction in energy consumption. Other sources of on-site generation such as solar PV, ground source heat pumps and small scale wind generation can also make more efficient use of energy. Employee behavioural changes can also greatly reduce energy expenditure. It is suggested that a business should regard switching to renewable energy sources as an investment for maintaining a sustainable future, with the additional benefit of reducing energy bills with ease.

Green Energy Consulting are a commercial energy consultancy based in the North East

http://www.greenenergyconsulting.co.uk/

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Green Energy Consulting .