As we experience the worst recession in 11 years, owners of the corporate responsibility budget might start to feel nervous. But there's no need - here's why a recession won't stop your business from being #sustainable 👉 https://www.opusenergy.com/brighter-business/why-recession-wont-stop-sustainability/
The #SmartGrid will be easier to manage than the existing network, as smart meters will communicate energy consumption more accurately 📲
This will make it easier for suppliers to forecast #energy demand, which will help to lower costs 💸 https://www.opusenergy.com/brighter-business/whats-the-smart-grid/
What impact did COVID-19 have on GB's electricity system?
🌞 Solar produced more than coal
👇 Carbon emissions were down
🍃 Two-fifths of GB's electricity came from #renwables
Discover more ⬇️ https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/impact-covid-19-great-britains-electricity-system/
We’re proud to announce the launch of a new partnership with @Goodlight_led, giving Opus Energy customers exclusive access to discounted LED lighting products 💡
Learn more here 👇
https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/opus-energy-partners-with-goodlight/
Valpy Fitzgerald, Director of Green Markets at Opus Energy, highlights the biggest #sustainability obstacles #SME owners are facing right now in and explores the ways in which they might overcome them https://bit.ly/36UJlrA
During lockdown, balancing costs of running the network rose from a typical average of 5% of the wholesale price of electricity to 20%.📈 See what else has changed in the #ElectricityMarket since the beginning of lockdown 6 months ago: https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/how-covid-19-changed-the-electricity-market/
What’s the Climate Change Levy (CCL) and what's it doing on your business energy bill? Find out: https://www.opusenergy.com/brighter-business/climate-change-levy-ccl-business-energy-bill/
We've partnered with Budweiser Brewing Group, helping pubs and bars across the country slash their carbon footprint 👣
Learn more about the partnership here: https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/budweiser-exclusive-renewable-offer/
How much #RenewableElectricity is the UK using right now? Find out on Drax Electric Insights, where you can see things like:
⚡ What energy sources we're using
🔌 Current electricity demand
💸 Current power prices
and more 👇
https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/how-much-renewable-electricity-are-we-using-right-now/
Carbon intensity fell to 153g/kWh on average over Q2 2020 – the lowest average quarter on record. 📉 See how the electricity market has changed in the six months since lockdown: https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/how-covid-19-changed-the-electricity-market/
What are the benefits of an authentic #sustainability policy, and how should your business go about making one?🍃 Find out: https://www.opusenergy.com/brighter-business/authentic-sustainability-policy/
Are suppliers benefitting from #SmartMeters? 🤷
We've heard some pretty odd rumours recently, so we took this question to Smart expert, Bjoern Reinke 👇
https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/how-suppliers-use-smart-meter/
Here, Valpy Fitzgerald highlights the biggest sustainability obstacles #SME owners are facing right now in and explores the ways in which they might overcome them 💭
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/overcoming-the-greatest-sustainability-obstacles/95743/
We've been through this before...💭
At the peak of the 2009 recession fallout, 50 small businesses were closing everyday. And yet one year later, when business leaders were asked if they’d moved focus away from #sustainability, the answer was a firm “no”. https://www.opusenergy.com/brighter-business/why-recession-wont-stop-sustainability/
The bold, brave thing to do is to hardwire #sustainability into your long-term ambition for your business. Understand how to do that with our How To Guide - download it for free:
https://www.opusenergy.com/brighter-business/our-planet-how-to-guide/
Heard of the Powering Past Coal Alliance? Find out what it is, and why it's so important in our blog: https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/the-powering-past-coal-alliance/
#PoweringPastCoal
Broken smart meters and supplier misbehaviour?! Our #SmartMeter expert Bjoern is busting some of the oddest rumours we've heard about the smart meter roll-out in this blog: https://www.opusenergy.com/blog/the-smart-meter-roll-out-myth-busting/
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