Background
The squandering of money on superfluous studies was a reason for us to develop the energy benchmark. The point of departure for the energy benchmark is homogeneity. By classifying comparable organisations into groups, subscribers can see how they themselves perform vis-à-vis similar organisations. In practice it appears that this manner of comparison is a major stimulus in actively tackling energy savings, especially if one’s own energy consumption is higher than the average. The energy benchmark makes the potential saving per participating site transparent and avoids research at the wrong place. We will also warn you if your own consumption deviates at any moment versus the energy consumption within the group.
By actively exchanging knowledge, subscribers can help each other in saving energy. Not simply reinventing the wheel, but exploiting each other’s specific know-how. Thanks to the energy benchmark we know the front runners and can identify what the success factors are, as well as the costs and benefits per energy-saving measure. So no superfluous consultant hours, but as much money as possible into energy-saving measures.
Practically all organisations that want to save on energy consumption and costs have the same problem: A lack of time and money. With the energy benchmark as the basis, Ploos intends to offer solutions to that problem. This has resulted in an extensive package of services that takes practically the entire work off the hands of the client’s internal organisation. That has solved the problem of time.
To also solve the financial problem, we have developed Zero Budget Sustainability: A structure that makes it possible to realise energy-saving measures on a budget-neutral basis. Carbon-neutral without extra investment by the client itself.