6 tips to reduce your business electricity bill

The weight of the electricity bill weighs heavily on the budgets of businesses and local authorities. There are concrete and effective solutions to control your energy expenses. Several levers are available to you to make immediate savings, while making sustainable choices for the future. Discover six effective strategies that will help you optimize your energy budget and inform your decisions.

Check your subscribed power

The subscribed power is the power that the electric meter can call up to cover the simultaneous consumption of electricity at a given moment. Choosing the right subscribed power avoid unpleasant surprises on the electricity bill.

The financial consequences of a poor estimate of the subscribed power

The choice of subscribed power has a direct impact on the delivery rate (TURPE), and therefore on the cost of the subscription. An incorrect estimate incurs additional costs:

• An underestimate of the subscribed power may generate power overruns, sanctioned by financial penalties. They can reach around ten euros per hour exceeded.
• An overestimate of the purchased power unnecessarily increases the cost of the monthly subscription.

Can the subscribed power be modified?

The subscribed power is indicated on your electricity bill or in your customer area. You can change at any time during the term of your contract. The request is sent to the electricity network operator via your energy supplier. Bad news for your budget: Enedis or your Local Distribution Company (ELD) Charge for the power change.

Before opting for a modification, clever calculations are required. If you rarely exceed your power threshold, paying the occasional penalties may be more economical than increasing your subscription.

Carry out energy renovation work

Along with energy efficiency and renewable energies, energy renovation is one of the three levers of the energy transition. In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy renovation is decreasing energy consumption and reduces the electricity bill.

How does energy renovation reduce the electricity bill?

The thermal insulation of buildings, the replacement of carpentry and energy-consuming equipment or the installation of heating systems and airconditioning efficient ones all have one thing in common: they reduce energy consumption. The evidence is there: The less kWh you consume, the less you pay for electricity. This also makes it possible to reduce the power purchased, and therefore the cost of the subscription.

Energy renovation is synonymous withshort-term financial savings. It also improves the working comfort of employees, as well as thecarbon footprint of your business or community.

Optimizing investments in energy renovation

Although energy renovation generates immediate and long-term savings on the electricity bill, its initial cost can be a hindrance.

Numerous financial aids exist to reduce investment. ADEME offers professionals a broad program of subsidies. Businesses and local authorities can also benefit from Energy Saving Certificates (CEE), fiscal aid or adapted loans (Energy Savings Loan — PEE).

One prior energy audit is essential for identifying the most profitable energy solutions and optimizing the investment.

Switch to self-consumption

Individual or collective, self-consumption consists in producing and consuming one's own local and renewable electricity, most often via solar panels. This sustainable choice makes it possible to make substantial savings.

How does self-consumption reduce the electricity bill?

On average, self-consumption reduces the electricity bill by 20 to 40%. By consuming your own electricity, You are in fact reducing the volumes of energy purchased on the network. Even if your consumption remains the same, your electricity bill decreases.

Self-consumption has other advantages: it reduces energy dependence to the network and secure supplies. By limiting electricity purchases, it also protects against price fluctuations on energy markets.

Is self-consumption always a profitable choice?

Self-consumption is always profitable in the long term, provided that you have properly sized your photovoltaic installation. A technical and financial feasibility study helps to make the right choices and optimize the self-consumption rate. The higher it is, the lower the quantity of electricity purchased and the lower the electricity bill.

La Self-consumption bonus And the attractive purchase price in case of partial resale help to control the investment. Depending on its production, the self-producer can also claim a reduction or exemption from excise duties on self-consumed electricity.

Adopting energy sobriety

Energy sobriety is based on the adoption of simple actions that are accessible to everyone to reduce electricity consumption. Free of charge, these actions generate quick and immediate financial savings.

What actions should be taken to reduce electricity consumption?

• Opt for LED bulbs low consumption and favor natural light.
• Switch off electrical appliances at the end of the day and set the sleep function. A computer that is on all the time can cost up to 100 euros per year!
• Optimizing the use of equipment by adapting their dimensions to real needs and by limiting, for example, the number of printers and audiovisual systems.
• Reduce heating and cooling : one degree lower in temperature has an impact on consumption by 7% per year.

How to encourage energy sobriety?

Energy efficiency is based on the goodwill of all employees. La Communication plays a key role to raise awareness and mobilize around good practices. She participated in the creation of a shared corporate culture around shared and responsible values. Environmental and energy exemplarity strengthens cohesion, reduces turnover and attracts new talent.

Buying electricity wisely

The amount of your electricity bill does not only depend on the volume of your consumption. It also depends on your buying strategy. The challenge: to buy electricity from right time and at the best price.

Define an effective electricity purchasing strategy

Buying at a fixed price or at a variable price, long-term forward product or short-term spot product, buying in installments or buying in blocks, pricing options...: there are multiple purchasing strategies.

To optimize your electricity expenses, choosing the right strategy is crucial. To do this, you must absolutely understand your consumption profile and master the dynamics of the electricity market.

Identifying the best time to buy electricity

Buying electricity is a crucial step. It partly determines the amount of your future electricity bills. What's at stake? Seizing the right opportunity at the right time. Optimizing purchases requires continuous monitoring of prices and in-depth expertise in the mechanisms of the electricity market.

Did you know that?

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- Know and master precisely their energy consumption
- Follow The evolution of market prices
- Piloting their contracts.
The result: informed decisions, optimized electricity purchases and a controlled energy budget!

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To conclude...

These six strategies are the key to reducing your electricity bills, while adopting a responsible and sustainable approach. From adjusting the power subscribed to self-consumption, through energy renovation and sobriety, each action has a direct impact on your costs and your ecological footprint. By making the right decisions today, you are ensuring a more secure future, both economically and environmentally.

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