An NFU Energy energy audit will give you practical steps and solutions in the short, mid and long term to save your business money getting you on the path to net zero.

Thanks to our position within the agricultural sector, making on-farm improvements in energy use for over 70 years, we have a unique understanding of land management, generation, incentives, and procurement to help you and your business right away.

What is the advice?

To reduce energy consumption permanently we look at how you operate with a long-term view. An NFU Energy audit covers both:

• Operating changes – lowering set points, changing cropping patterns, keeping screens closed and vents shut for longer.
• Technological changes –additional screening (second screen overhead and sidewall screening), improved heating system insulation, additional controls, new or more air movement fans etc are all designed to reduce energy consumption without affecting the primary activity (i.e. cropping).

And this is not confined to agriculture. We work across most industries in the UK.

 How does an energy audit work?

An experienced Engineer will visit your site, calculating exactly what the day-to-day use is and model the full operation of energy in your business. From there, they will also check your data to profile any changes of use throughout the year.

The audit identifies energy saving opportunities and gives you a baseline for futureproofing against. The report contains recommendations for improvement – including cost and payback. As part of this service, we will look into feasibility for any new equipment, including renewables.

Call our team on 024 7669 6512 or on [email protected], we can perform a full site audit to looking at your consumption and processes to give you a valuable, in-depth report in to what changes you can make alongside renewables to save you both money and carbon now.