ABSTRACT
We use energy in everything we do at work: We use energy to make things that we reckon our customers want – products and services that we then provide to our customers. Social costs are less visible, but they do exist: poor use of systems energy: poor lighting, wretched ventilation and so on can contribute to reduced productivity, whereas artificial cost subsidies in energy prices can affect the whole concept of efficiency. There are five main energy sources: coal, gas, oil, electricity and renewables. It is possible to explore and compare the impacts of our energy mix as well as to calculate the Energy Productivity (EP) Key Performance Indicator. The EP Key Performance Indicator is essentially how much money the organisation makes for every kilowatt-hour used. This allows us to explore how an organisation is doing in terms of getting the most out of its energy use.
