You pay 300% more than your competitors on your energy bills

High and rising electric bills are nothing new in California, and neither is paying more than out-of-state competitors, but while our bills have increased by 30% since the start of the pandemic, the national average has only crept up by comparison.

In fact, our bills have increased 272% faster than the US average in the last four years!

For those of us with competitors outside California, it's another reason to be a highly cautious electricity user.

If you’re not already, make sure your operations during the summer peak hours of 4-9pm are as efficient as possible to help cut this cost. And if you receive a Critical Peak Pricing notification for the following day, here are some best practices to help with the plan:

• Charge Batteries: Ensure anything using a battery is charged and can operate without electricity from 4pm.

• Raise Thermostat: Raise cooling settings to 78°F.

• Reduce Production: Or reorganize operations to take place during off-peak hours, or to start earlier and finish at 4pm.

• Switch Off Nonessentials: Turn off all nonessential items that require power. Developing a checklist of such items is good practice for such an event. 

But most importantly, it's vital that you read and understand your electric bills as well as your electricity usage patterns. You can get ask us to run your analysis free of charge and provide you with a Sustainability Roadmap. This will form the basis of all your energy saving decisions and help plan for the future.