What is an energy manager?

Lately we have heard a lot about the figure of the energy manager and for companies engaged in energy studies us in our home and workplace for us to save on electricity bill but what exactly is an energy manager? We chatted with Seneria, A local company in the sector, to give us the keys on the issue.

- What is an energy manager?
An energy manager is a specialist in everything related to the energy consumed by a company.

Although there are some products for private individuals (such as Autoconsumo systems), it is normal that an energy manager to be a professional working for other companies because a small change in the energy management of these companies can make a huge profit. A manager or consultant on energy not unlike, for example, a financial or labor consultant, in the sense that the bigger is the company most indispensable is, because everything is more technical and the consequences of their actions the whole enterprise are greater.

- How can we know if we need the work of an energy consultant?
If you have a business, no matter the size, you can ask the following questions:

Do you understand your energy bills? Do you have time to learn how the energy market works? You know what energy you're spending your business? Do you know how much energy you're wasting? Do you think you could be paying more on your bills? Are your facilities are outdated or are inefficient? Do you know that you can save but do not know where to start?

The energy adviser has an answer to these questions is a person who knows and understands something that the rest is a labyrinth: the lifetime of energy, ie, knows electric bills, supply contracts, facilities, equipment, taxes, penalties, yuso consumer habits, spending, saving, waste ...

- Can it be expensive to hire an energy consultant for a medium-sized company?

No, mainly because it is sealed spending budget without surprises. There are many different things that you can do to save on a business and no two businesses are alike: you may have a store, a factory, an office complex ... products and solutions to save energy are also varied.

En SeneriaFor example, the study and budget are free and personalized. You will be free to decide what to do, when you do and how you invest.

You also have to keep in mind that most energy solutions are self-financed, depreciation, ie pay for themselves with the money you save. For example, the system Autoconsumo you can save up to 80%! on the invoice, ie in a 3 and a half years it is more than repaid the investment of an installation that will last about 20-25 years.