npower reveals that summer gets staff in the mood for energy saving
npower calls on businesses to take action with summer energy makeovers


    /Energy and Oil News Articles/ - WEST MIDLANDS, UK, July 13, 2008 - npower advises businesses wanting to cut energy costs to take advantage of the summer months to set energy saving measures in place. The advice comes with new research from npower revealing that employees are more in the mood for cutting energy use in the summer.

In a YouGov poll conducted for npower, 42% of employees said that they were most likely to take energy saving actions over the next three months - more than at any other time of year - with an impressive 93% of respondents agreeing that energy efficiency in the summer is important.

As a result, npower is urging businesses to make the most of the feel-good factor to put energy saving strategies in place, and is searching for businesses across the UK to put themselves forward to receive a visit from its e-force team of energy advisers. The e-force team will carry out a free energy makeover of the business' premises and demonstrate the tools and tactics that can be used to cut energy consumption, free of charge.

Fifty seven per cent of respondents believed that the organisation they work for is wasting energy and only just over half (52%) had been encouraged to save energy at work, suggesting much more can be done to improve energy efficiency.

A quarter of respondents believed that getting staff to take action was one of the main challenges to making energy savings in the workplace.

"The results may come as a surprise to businesses, which might expect more attention to be focused on energy saving during the winter when heating and lighting are in demand. Businesses can cut costs by looking at ways to save energy in the workplace and encouraging their staff to get involved throughout the year", said npower business Head of Sales, Raymond McGloin.

npower has developed e3 - energy, efficiency, environment - a toolkit of advice and technology to help small businesses save money and energy. This summer, npower will bring e3 direct to the doorsteps of small businesses with the launch of e-force.

"Saving energy to cut costs can be done through simple steps that make a big difference to all types of business, be they an office, a pub or a chip shop. Our e-force team will show that energy efficiency is quick and easy to achieve and needn't cost the earth to make a real difference," McGloin said.

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