Climate Change Levy
Climate Change Levy
The Government introduced the Climate Change Levy in April 2001. To business it means 0.43 pence is added to the cost per kW of electricity and 0.15 pence per kW to gas resulting in an increase of between 10% and 15% to energy bills. The initiative is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but adds to the tax burden on commerce and industry.
The new tax will focus the attention of those in business on how they can reduce energy consumption. The application of high technology window film dramatically reduces levels of transmitted heat and. By virtue of filtering out more than 80% of this transmitted heat, solar control window film also reduces the need for energy driven forms of temperature control such as air-conditioning, fans and cooling systems.
Energy saved in this way can be significant.
Tests carried out even prior to the Climate Change Levy indicate a pay-back is quickly realisable with, for instance, the British Airports Authority calculating a return of its investment in 4.86 years.
Energy Conservation
Window Energy Conservation.
Glass windows and doors represent the most critical area of heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter. To offset the solar heat passing through windows, UK based companies consumes the energy equivalent of millions of barrels of oil every day.
Reflective and non-reflective solar control commercial window film can reject up to 80% of the sun’s energy in the summer to substantially reduce air-conditioning load, while “insulating” the windows in the winter months to reduce heating costs.