Sizzling summer super saver

Marches Energy Agency (MEA) will be open for business at the Three Counties Show at the Malvern showground on the 18, 19 and 20th of June. Complementing the likely sizzling weather Low Carbon Enterprise (MEA's technical team) has a hot offer of a 10% discount off its daily rate for any business energy audits ordered before the end of August 2010 for anyone who visits us at the show.

Our team of sustainable energy experts offer a range of services to help you and your business generate an income from the recently introduced Feed-In Tariffs (FITs)*, save money on your energy bills and help reduce carbon emissions. The team will be present in the Rural Enterprise Pavilion over the three days.

Question marks over energy security and costs** will increasingly bear down on business energy use so now is the time to benefit from FITs and cut energy costs. As if businesses didn't have enough to contend with there is also the challenge posed by the Carbon Reduction Commitment*** which will increasingly impact on businesses in the next few years.

The Three Counties Show is the region's premier agricultural and countryside event with a wide range of attractions offering a superb day out for all ages and interests. Over the three days, the event showcases the best of British food, farming and rural life through a varied and full programme. If you are interested in supporting the countryside, seeing magnificent animals, rural living and country pursuits or even just want a fun day out with the family then this is place to be.

Tristan Haynes, MEA's Technical Adviser, said:

"For a business there has never been a better time to evaluate its energy use and potential for renewable energy. The government has designed the Feed-In Tariffs to deliver an approximate rate of return of 5-8% for well-sited installations. As the tariffs are linked to inflation in nominal terms this rate of return could then be considered even higher at some 7-10%. We have a track record with small to medium sized enterprises in the West Midlands and are keen to deliver even more benefits to our local businesses."

* April 2010 saw the government introduction of Feed-In Tariffs which offer businesses, householders and third sector organisations, the opportunity to make money from renewable electricity generation.

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generate-your-own-energy/Sell-your-own-energy/Feed-in-Tariff-Clean-Energy-Cashback-scheme

** The second report of the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES) finds that oil shortages, insecurity of supply and price volatility will destabilise economic, political and social activity potentially by 2015. Peak Oil refers to the point where the highest practicable rate of global oil production has been achieved and from which future levels of production will either plateau, or begin to diminish. This means an end to the era of cheap oil. http://peakoiltaskforce.net/

*** The Carbon Reduction Commitment (recently renamed the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme) is a mandatory carbon emissions trading scheme to cover all organisations using more than 6,000MWh per year of electricity (equivalent to an annual electricity bill of about £500,000). http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/lc_uk/crc/crc.aspx