We live in the times of economic turbulence and it is indeed hard for all the industries to survive successfully. In order to make sure your business can be run smoothly, it is important for you to practice “business energy management”. The main purpose of applying this particular management concept is to cut down your business energy bill costs.

Here are some practical ways that will help you to save money:

· Use energy-efficient fluorescent lights

We need lights in office every day. We can’t avoid ourselves from not using lights. Hence, in order to save cost, you are advised to change all the regular bulbs in the office to energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps. This will definitely help you to cut down your utility bills every month. To be frank, if you really want to save a lot of money in the long run, installing a skylight is the best. The natural sunlight will be replacing the regular office lights.

· Switch off all the electrical gadgets after office hour

You don’t need your printers and computers to be switched on when you leave your office, don’t you? In order to cut down your electricity bills, you are reminded to turn off all the electrical gadgets at the end of each working day. By doing so, you are able to conserve energy and at the same time, you help to prevent global warming. Do not leave them on standby mode as these gadgets still consume a little electricity when they are not switched off completely.

· Conduct virtual meetings through internet

With the technology advancement, you can actually communicate with your suppliers, clients and business associates through internet easily. You can save your cost on petrol and air fare by conducting virtual meetings. What you need to do is to purchase a good quality web camera and a set of matching software so that you can conduct all the important meetings through the internet. Besides reducing your telephone bills, you can also save your time on traveling. If you really need to travel from one place to another from your business premise, for instance, going to the banks or to the post offices, you are advised to combine your trips on the same day. It will help you to save on fuel costs. On the other hand, check out cars which consume biodiesel and gasoline. If possible, use these types of cars as they help to reduce your traveling cost a lot.

· Make good use of the technology

Have you ever thought of installing solar panels at your office? These tools are extremely helpful as it cuts down a lot of your operating cost. The solar panels are used to generate the electricity of your premise and they can also be used to heat up the water in the office.

To sum up, I strongly believe that you will be able to reduce your e