Useful Resources for All Types of Businesses Print

These are four very useful resources for electricity saving: 

1.  Eskom's Industrial Energy Audit Questionnaire:  This will help you identify what uses electricity in your business and possible efficiency interventions. 
2.  Eskom's Energy Calculator :  This will help you calculate the amount of energy different processes use
3.  Top Twenty Energy Saving Tips :  This provide twenty tips on saving electricity for industrial businesses
4. Case Studies in Electricity Savings for the Commercial and Industrial Sector in eThekwini Municipality :  This provides examples of how businesses in Durban and South Africa have made electricity savings.
 

Other useful resources are:

1. The South African Department of Minerals and Energy website provides some tips of key areas where difference types of business sectors in South Africa can make savings in electricity use. 
2. Flex Your Power is California's statewide energy efficiency marketing and outreach campaign.  The site has a number of useful resources for commercial and industrial energy savings.   Of particular interest are the commercial  and industrial  best practice guides.   
3. Save it  is a South African site that has a number of useful resources for general electricity efficiency.  It has a specific resource for businesses that is of most use to people running office blocks.  
4. Carbon Trust is a UK based website that is promoting reductions in Carbon Emissions.  They have some good general tips for electricity efficiency since this reduces carbon emissions.  They also have a range of publications which you can download by creating a log in to their account. 
 

Resources for the Industrial Sector 

1. This US Department of Energy site has a number of case studies in energy saving for  large industries in the US. 
2. Forging Industry Association which is a US based industrial association has a number of energy efficiency tools
3. California’s Flex Your Power website has a best practice guide for manufactures and one for food growers and beverage producers.
5. Case Studies in Electricity Savings for the Commercial and Industrial Sector in eThekwini Municipality :  This provides examples of how industrial businesses in Durban have made electricity savings. 
 

Resources for Commercial Office Buildings 

1 Save it is a South African site that has a number of useful resources for general electricity efficiency.  It has a specific resource for businesses that is useful for electricity saving in commercial buildings. 
2. California’s Flex Your Power website has a best practice guide for commercial buildings.
3. Case Studies in Electricity Savings for the Commercial and Industrial Sector in eThekwini Municipality :  This provides examples of how office buildings in Durban and South Africa have made electricity savings. 
 

Resources for the Hospitality Industry

1. California’s Flex Your Power website has a best practice guide for hotels and restaurants.
2. Case Studies in Electricity Savings for the Commercial and Industrial Sector in eThekwini Municipality :  This provides examples of how office buildings in Durban and South Africa have made electricity savings.  
 

Resources for the Retail Facilities 

1. Case Studies in Electricity Savings for the Commercial and Industrial Sector in eThekwini Municipality :  This provides examples of how office retail facilities in South Africa have made electricity savings.  
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