DESNZ has launched a tool to help the beleaguered pubs, restaurant and hotel sector reduce energy bills.

The free energy saving and carbon reduction tool follows a successful trial phase that saw some operators cut their overnight energy usage by 66 per cent. The new digital energy saving tool has already helped the average energy bills of 90 hospitality businesses fall by nearly £2,500 during a yearlong trial period.

Zero Carbon Services delivered behavioural change focused energy saving plans tailored to participants through the digital tool, providing real-time alerts to reduce unnecessary electricity use from wasted energy hotspots including extraction systems, fridges, ovens and lamps.

Delivered by Zero Carbon Services, backed by £350,000 of Government funding, the new online tool provides data to smaller businesses that have often lacked access to support that can manage their energy use.

Mark Chapman, CEO of Carbon Zero Services, said: “When you put energy savings into real hospitality terms, the impact becomes very clear. Saving around £2,000 a year is the equivalent of the profit from selling thousands of pints, or the breathing space that protects hard-won margins during quieter months.”

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