How Can Power Consultants Help Your Business?

Business owners are under constant stress managing operational costs, employees and their products or services. Many businesses are operating at a loss simply because of overhead : rent and utility costs have skyrocketed in the past decade and everyone is feeling the crunch.  Companies are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to cut corners without handing out more pink slips. Enter Power Consultants. Power consultants have one thing on their minds: utility management. It is their job to figure out how companies can save money every year and put that cash back into the pockets of the people who have earned it.

Energy Consulting is a growing field that has really taken off in the new millennium. With the energy deregulation leaving many people confused and paying almost twice what they once were, companies have been forced to cut corners in other departments, including employee retention.

Utility Management is extremely useful for large and midsize consumers for three main reasons: it allows businesses to actually keep track of their billing; it saves the consumer money; and it reduces a business’ impact on the environment.

  

Tracking Utility Bills: Part of what an Energy Consultant can do for you is to organize and track your bills. With specialized utility management software they can give Business Administration an easy way to sort utility bills while at the same time making them accessible to more than one location at once. This is extremely useful for Companies with more than one location that have trouble keeping track of expenses from other divisions, locations, etc. 

Put the Cash back in “Cash Flow”: Business owners often get into the habit of simply paying the bills every month without actually reviewing the statements. They often end up paying much more than they should simply because they don’t have the time to catch mistakes, or spot money saving opportunities. A company’s Power Consultant can audit previous statements and spot these anomalies for them, thus putting the cash back into the company. The can also negotiate contract with utility providers, getting the best rate for a company’s specific needs.

Reducing Environmental Strain: Utility Management Companies often have many innovative strategies to reduce large to mid-sized companies’ impact on the environment. With tools like submetering (tracking smaller units’ energy consumption and paying per unit), regulations and emissions monitoring, a consultant can set a company goal and make it accountable and achievable.

Energy consultants are almost a necessity for larger companies that may be losing control of their overhead and trying to figure out the best ways to save cash, the environment and their valued employees.

Lilly Gordon is a freelance writer and web publisher. She is currently researching the environment and Power Consultants in Canada.