Applying sustainable practices to a business may seem quite financially challenging and lessen convenience factors, but making some changes here and there can decrease both company spending and environmental damage. Economically feasible ways that local businesses can be more sustainable are:
Participate in Energy Smart, a comprehensive energy efficiency program developed by the New Orleans City Council and administered by Entergy New Orleans. The program incentivizes Entergy New Orleans customers to perform energy saving upgrades in their homes and businesses.
Weatherize your property. Benefits of doing so include: reducing energy costs, decreasing dependence on oil and energy consumption, improving local air quality, and providing an economic boost to low-income areas. Quad Area Weatherization provides free assistance to those who qualify.
Become a member of the Alliance for Affordable Energy, a Louisiana organization that protects consumer’s rights to an affordable, equitable, and environmentally responsible energy system by promoting clean and efficient energy as well as consumer education.
Consult Solar For All Nola, which offers solar feasible business owners an easy solution with either a no money down, no credit requirement solar lease with energy efficiency upgrades, or traditional financing for eligible small businesses who wish to acquire a solar energy system.
