Your Business
Energy In Your Business
The TEA is committed to assisting small business and industry become more sustainable by reducing their energy costs and consumption. The Commercial and Industrial Sector accounts for 30% of all energy consumption in County Tipperary and their are many opportunities to reduce energy consumption and develop renewable energy projects.
The TEA has worked with clients such as Abbot Vascular, South and North Tipperary County Enterprise Boards, Credits Unions and others to implement energy projects and promote sustainable energy. For SMEs energy can be a significant overhead which is often ignored. Taking action to reduce this does not take significant investment and savings of 10-20% can be achieved within a short time frame.
TEA Supports for Business
The TEA can assist your business in the following ways
- Completing Energy Audits – Email us to find out about our Energy Audit and Energy Assessment Options
- Providing Training – click to find out about our Energy MAP and Energy for SMEs Training Programmes
- Access to Grants – Contact us find out more about financial supports available
Some projects which the TEA has completed or is involved in for the business sector include
- E-Check: The aim of this project “E-Check in Craft SME” – was to develop a standardised, easy-to-use energy audit which is specifically tailored to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) active in the craft sector…more
- SERVE: Supporting the creating of a sustainable energy zone in North Tipperary – grants are available for people to upgrade their premises for energy efficiency – www.servecommunity.ie
Other Information
SEAI also offer supports to businesses including
- Accelerated Capital Allowances – A tax incentive of companies to invest in energy efficiency improvements in their business – http://www.seai.ie/Your_Business/Accelerated_Capital_Allowance/
- Hotels: If you are in the hotel business see a specific guide for hotels developed by SEAI here http://www.seai.ie/Your_Business/Hotels/
- Lighting is one of the highest costs in business but is also one where you can make a major impact in terms of energy costs. Specific lighting guides for a range of business types are available here http://www.seai.ie/Your_Business/Bright_Ideas_The_SEI_Lighting_Roadshow/SEAI%20Lighting%20Guides/
