The folks at Phillips have developed a website widget that allows you, as a business or facility owner/manager, to input your energy profile, and it spits out a grade (color coded). This helps you to better understand your energy usage compared to others in your industry or region, and offers guidance on how to improve your score, and your bottom line.

You will need a grand total of a year’s worth of energy bills, and the going rate (for example, your total kWh of electricity consumed in a year, and the kWh rate from your utility – SDG&E is about $0.246). Pull together the same for natural gas, propane, etc. if applicable. It’s also more accurate if you understand the inner workings of your building and its systems, so it’s best done by a facilities manager, if you have one.

The survey/widget takes about 10 minutes to complete, and asks you for your name, email etc. before giving you the results (haven’t found any detrimental effects just yet, though ; )

Go to A Simple Switch Energy Survey and check it out:

• Take the test to measure your facility’s Energy Profile and understand how you perform in comparison with similar facilities in your area
• Find out your company’s energy saving potentials for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation
• Then, get more detailed and customized information on the saving opportunity of your choice

Tags: energy audit, green buildings, green business, saving electricty, saving energy