Optimizing Energy Spend

Increasingly, companies are looking to take control of those aspects of their operations that can be controlled. Retailers with comprehensive energy-management strategies know that the energy program can be a potent source of savings.

But for many chains, the question is: Where to start? From controlling energy usage to paying the best price, there is a range of factors to consider.

“There is no silver bullet for obtaining energy savings,” said Ali H. Ahmed, CEM, business development executive, Novar, Cleveland.

But there are several key strategies that retailers can use, according to Ahmed, to optimize their energy spend. These include: