Energy metering and monitoring 

• Analyse your energy bills
  Invoices will tell you how much energy you are using, and what tariff you are paying. Make sure you understand them and that their information is accurate.

    

• See what systems are in place
  Do you have enough data available to properly assess how efficiently your company is using energy?

    

• Investigate other metering techniques
  New metering systems offer advanced collection and recording techniques and various display options. For large companies, you might need to install sub-meters to get a more detailed idea of what’s going on.

    

• Monitor energy use and improve
  Relate the amount of energy you use to likely influencing factors - for example: weather and levels of production. This will help you to better understand how your company is using energy and where it is being wasted.

   

Further information

• Beginner’s guide to Metering Technology (PDF)
• Energy metering and monitoring: jargon buster

• Advanced guide to Monitoring and Targeting (PDF)
• Portable metering and choosing a portable electricity data logger (PDF)
• Automatic meter reading fact sheet (PDF)
• Energy Analyser tool - downloadable tool to help you analyse your energy consumption, energy cost and carbon emissions.

• Degree days: accounting for weather effects on energy consumption

Carbon Journey planner Next step after monitoring your energy use: find services to help cut carbon and save money in your workplace.