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Business View Australia - September 2015 37
It is possible for businesses and
homes to greatly reduce the amount
of energy that they consume by
using it in a more productive and
effective way. The Energy Efficiency
Council (EEC) has tasked itself to
promote this message in Australia
and to equip energy users with the
technology and know-how to achieve
this goal.
The EEC was set up by several
leading companies who were in the
energy and electrical related fields
and over the years it has taken
various initiatives to promote energy
conservation.
Describing the activities of the
EEC, its chief executive officer,
Luke Menzel says, “We have large
multinationals likeSchneider Electric
as members. We also have small
two or three person consultancies,
but they are all organisations that
in some way or other provide energy
efficiency serviceshelpingAustralian
businesses and households to save
energy.
“Energy Efficiency Council is
pretty agnostic about where you
get your energy from, whether it is
from renewables, coal-fired power
stations or any other source. We
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