Looking for more effective ways to reduce your business' energy bills? Wondering which changes will directly impact your costs? Now you can find out with just a few clicks of your computer mouse.

Give it a try using CoServ Electric's CommercialEnergy Calculator (ComCalc). This interactive tool highlights energy and demand saving options, based on your specific facility. The calculator's quick, easy to use form asks about a dozen questions regarding your business. Simply click to indicate the type of business/building you want to analyze, the approximate square footage, operating schedule, type of heating/cooling system, percentage of fluorescent lighting and a few other simple variables. Then hit "calculate" to get an estimate of the monthly and annual energy use and costs for your "base facility".

Now the interesting part begins. What changes would you like to consider? Adjusting the input assumptions will allow you to create different scenarios, each with a new usage and cost estimation. Click "calculate" after each change to see the difference in your monthly energy bill. Uncover instant ways to reduce your overall cost of energy.

Once you've gotten a feel for your business' energy costs and what various changes might save, its time to look at the big picture. Click the "view chart" button and you'll see a stacked chart graph that compares your base facility to different scenarios.

Notice that many of the items on the calculator's face have a clickable link. By clicking on "Heat Type" or any other of the links, you are taken to an encyclopedia of energy information that can help you better understand that system, how it operates and what improvements are possible. You can also visit the energy information library directly by clicking on this link: energy information library.

Try this new online tool the next time you are surfing the Internet. Its available 24/7, and is just one more way CoServ is working to help you manage your energy costs.

If you would like to have a CoServ Electric energy consultant conduct an onsite audit of your business, please send an e-mail to contact@coserv.com.