Name: One thing I can change: Become an energy-efficient business
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Hello.

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My name is Dr Anthony Kinslow II.

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I'm founder and CEO of Gemini
Energy Solutions, and I'm also a

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lecturer at Stanford University.

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One thing your business
could change today to be more

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sustainable is energy efficiency.

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Energy efficiency is the act of
reducing your energy usage while

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maintaining the same level of performance
or improving that performance.

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It's about increasing
comfort and reducing costs.

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Some of the main steps or first steps
you should take about being more

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energy efficient is, of course, looking
at what type of equipment you have.

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Changing to LED light bulbs.

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Also your water heater, your kitchen
equipment, your air conditioning,

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heating, all these things can
help reduce your operation costs

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and your maintenance costs.

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The first step to energy efficiency is
completing the energy audit, but there

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are different types of energy audits.

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ASHRAE Level 1, 2 or 3 or
a walkthrough audit and an

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investment grade energy audit.

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An investment grade energy audit is
an audit where you can actually take

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the report completed and get a loan
or some financing to upgrade your

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building, while a walkthrough audit
just gives you a high level look at

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things you could change without any
accuracy level to the cost of changing

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that or the savings that you'll see.

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So I highly recommend an investment
grade energy audit when you

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want to implement changes.

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One technology that you should really
be thinking about from an energy

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efficiency standpoint is controls...

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controls for your heating and
cooling, controls for your lighting

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dimmers and others, but also
controls for your plug loads.

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What people don't realise is a lot of
their energy is being sucked in based

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on equipment that isn't even being used.

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You can buy cheap timers, mechanical
timers from Home Depot or Lowe's that

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can shut off the energy flow during
hours that you don't need that equipment.

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One of our first clients was
a small mom and papa pizzeria

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in Los Altos, California.

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And not only did they retrofit
all three of their HVAC units, but

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they also upgraded all of their
kitchen equipment to be electric.

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And we ran into them a few years
afterwards, and they were really

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happy and excited about not only the
performance of their kitchen equipment,

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but also the reduction in their energy
bills and overall operation costs.

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Oftentimes, it's an iterative
process based on what is most

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cost effective at the time.

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Maybe your heating and cooling
unit is still only five years old.

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You shouldn't replace that.

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But five years from now, that would be
the right time, but your lighting and

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other equipment maybe it's time to do now.

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So what I would recommend is doing
an energy audit roughly every three

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to four years to make sure that
you're up to date with all the cost

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savings that you can experience.

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You don't want to be wasting money,
especially as a small business.

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My advice to anybody who's interested
in energy efficiency but worried about

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the cost is that there is a new wave
of incentives, grants and other funding

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that can drastically reduce the cost.

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I'll also add that oftentimes
upgrading and transitioning to

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energy efficient equipment before
failure reduces your cost overall.

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And lastly, we often don't factor
in the maintenance costs required

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to keep old equipment running.

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And that does start to aggregate itself
so that changing to new equipment,

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more energy efficient, can reduce
your maintenance costs, can reduce

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your operation costs and can also add
another dynamic for your business in

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terms of being more sustainable and
more business and more customers.

I'm founder and CEO of Gemini
Energy Solutions, and I'm also a

One thing your business
could change today to be more

Energy efficiency is the act of
reducing your energy usage while

maintaining the same level of performance
or improving that performance.

It's about increasing
comfort and reducing costs.

Some of the main steps or first steps
you should take about being more

energy efficient is, of course, looking
at what type of equipment you have.

Also your water heater, your kitchen
equipment, your air conditioning,

heating, all these things can
help reduce your operation costs

The first step to energy efficiency is
completing the energy audit, but there

ASHRAE Level 1, 2 or 3 or
a walkthrough audit and an

An investment grade energy audit is
an audit where you can actually take

the report completed and get a loan
or some financing to upgrade your

building, while a walkthrough audit
just gives you a high level look at

things you could change without any
accuracy level to the cost of changing

So I highly recommend an investment
grade energy audit when you

One technology that you should really
be thinking about from an energy

controls for your heating and
cooling, controls for your lighting

dimmers and others, but also
controls for your plug loads.

What people don't realise is a lot of
their energy is being sucked in based

You can buy cheap timers, mechanical
timers from Home Depot or Lowe's that

can shut off the energy flow during
hours that you don't need that equipment.

One of our first clients was
a small mom and papa pizzeria

And not only did they retrofit
all three of their HVAC units, but

they also upgraded all of their
kitchen equipment to be electric.

And we ran into them a few years
afterwards, and they were really

happy and excited about not only the
performance of their kitchen equipment,

but also the reduction in their energy
bills and overall operation costs.

Oftentimes, it's an iterative
process based on what is most

Maybe your heating and cooling
unit is still only five years old.

But five years from now, that would be
the right time, but your lighting and

other equipment maybe it's time to do now.

So what I would recommend is doing
an energy audit roughly every three

to four years to make sure that
you're up to date with all the cost

You don't want to be wasting money,
especially as a small business.

My advice to anybody who's interested
in energy efficiency but worried about

the cost is that there is a new wave
of incentives, grants and other funding

I'll also add that oftentimes
upgrading and transitioning to

energy efficient equipment before
failure reduces your cost overall.

And lastly, we often don't factor
in the maintenance costs required

And that does start to aggregate itself
so that changing to new equipment,

more energy efficient, can reduce
your maintenance costs, can reduce

your operation costs and can also add
another dynamic for your business in

terms of being more sustainable and
more business and more customers.

One thing I can change

Best Practice

Increasing global energy prices and heightened interest in sustainability have prompted many businesses to consider becoming more energy efficient. But when there are multiple avenues to doing so, it can be difficult to know where to start.

Anthony Kinslow II, Founder and CEO of Gemini Energy Solutions, sets out a clear method for businesses to maximise their energy-efficiency efforts, saving both money and the environment.


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Anthony Kinslow

Founder and CEO

Kinslow explains what energy efficiency is and the best route for a business to take to capitalise on this opportunity.


What is energy efficiency and where to start

Kinslow discusses the array of energy-efficient technologies on the market, from light dimmers to power outlet timers.


Examples of energy-efficient products and implementations

With a number of new funding incentives to become energy efficient, Kinslow highlights how now is the best time to start the process.