More than 525 small and medium-sized pubs, restaurants and hotels are set to receive free support to cut their energy bills through the extension of a government-funded energy and carbon reduction tool.
Delivered by net zero advisor Zero Carbon Services, and backed by £350,000 of government funding, the digital energy-saving tool is estimated to help businesses cut energy bills on average by almost £2,500 per year.
It follows a successful trial across 90 hospitality businesses over a 12-month period, which reduced overnight energy consumption for some trialists by up to 66%.
With support from the government, Zero Carbon Services delivered behavioural change-focused energy-saving plans tailored to participants through the digital tool. This provided real-time alerts to reduce unnecessary electricity use from wasted energy hotspots, including extraction systems, fridges, ovens and lamps.
“We’re extending support to help more businesses slash bills and protect Britain’s hospitality sector,” said minister for industry Chris McDonald. “Our pubs and restaurants are playing a leading role in cutting emissions, which is not only good for the planet but for cutting their costs too.
“Alongside this, our clean-power mission will protect businesses in the long term. The conflict in the Middle East is yet another reminder that the only route to energy sovereignty is to end our dependence on fossil fuel markets we do not control and transition to clean home-grown power.”
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