Interior Concepts Ltd is an independent office interiors
refurbishment specialist.
Established for over 14 years. they carry out bespoke supply of
office partitions, office partitioning, interior office design and
fit-out for clients within the private office, education,
industrial and healthcare sectors throughout the counties of
Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire.
Colin Wells, owner of Interior Concepts Ltd, wanted to reduce
the company's carbon footprint and bring down rising electricity
costs so he turned to the Energy Efficiency Financing
(EEF) scheme, a joint venture between the Carbon Trust and Siemens.
The scheme is designed to provide finance for energy efficient and
renewable energy equipment, where the expected savings in energy
costs can be offset against the cost of the equipment, effectively
making the investment zero net cost or even cash positive.
Solar panels: return on investment
To advance the company's efforts to improve its environmental
performance and reduce carbon emissions, Colin Wells invested
£6,143 in solar panels, which were supplied and fitted by Powercor
Electrical Services Limited. A Carbon Trust assessment of the
application reassured Interior Concepts that the initial estimates
of the amount of renewable electricity generated by the solar
panels was accurate and would provide a return on investment of
between 6 to 8 years. The Energy Efficiency Financing scheme was
then able to offer Interior Concepts a monthly financing
arrangement that meant that equipment payment costs were offset by
the value of the energy generated. Furthermore, the process of
arranging the installation and the finance was very fast, taking
only a total of 4 weeks.
Surplus of electricity
Interior Concepts consumes
approximately 1,316kWh of energy a year and we are likely to
produce 1,460kWh of energy from our PV system. Through this
technology, we are reducing the energy we are burning off the grid
and so will have a surplus of electricity - producing more than we
are consuming, making our investment cash-positive. The excess will
go back to the electricity network, making our office, in terms of
electricity, carbon neutral.
Colin WellsOwner, Interior
Concepts Ltd
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