Equipment

Most New Zealand businesses now rely on IT - and it's still the fastest growing area of
business energy use. Computers (including servers and data centres) account for about
15% of the energy used in office buildings. But typically nearly half of the energy used by a
computer is simply wasted as heat.

Download this action sheet for advice on free and low-cost ways to cut the amount of energy used by
workplace equipment and appliances - bringing instant cost savings for your business.

After a half-day visit from an energy engineer to test and re-tune the burners on its boilers, Taylors Laundry Christchurch has found itself using 21,643 fewer litres of Light Fuel Oil (LFO) and saving $17,532 annually.

This 5% energy saving is in line with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority's (EECA)estimate of the saving that most businesses using process heat can expect when they improve the efficiency of existing plants.