4 optimise your energy
Knowing how and where your energy is being used in your practice is the first step to managing it.
All energy prices are increasing. yet few practices have the time or headspace to even think about managing it better. Yet your building will be telling you, in rooms that are too hot, or too cold, in doors and windows that are draughty, and in staff that struggle when the temperature isn't conducive to working well, where you could manage your energy and bring your carbon, and your costs, down. And our Energy Audit Programme could be just what you need to start.
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"Having this [audit result] written down in black and white is exactly what I need to encourage the partners to take crucial action on our energy use. "
Mid Cornwall Practice Manager
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Our Small but Mighty team has developed a partnership with the brilliant Community Energy Plus charity in Cornwall to offer low cost energy audits for GP practices. They're already underway and wow, they are unearthing some fantastic possible savings for busy and cash-strapped practices. If you want to get yours, contact Lee now and he can get it all moving for you.
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Of practices already audited, savings per practice range from £2,000 to £22,000 a year (ie recurrent, annual savings!) on implementation of the recommendations. You can do a lot with an extra several thousand pounds a year - you could install bike racks, or create a small green space for staff and patients, or invest in reusable coil equipment, or buy local fruit for staff every week ....imagine!And of the practices audited:
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96% need renewable energy tariff
100% need LED installed with PIR
100% need to upgrade insulation and draughtproofing
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Drop Lee and email and book yourself an affordable audit. Essentially, we can't afford not to manage our energy use.
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