Business Energy Smart Tips (best)
Find out how to save money and energy in your business
If your business is a restaurant, butcher, bakery, take away shop, convenience store, grocery, general retail, club or community meeting place then you can make savings on your energy costs with Business Energy Smart Tips (BEST).
We have information for your business in your own language (Arabic, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese, Tamil) that can help you to save energy costs.
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How BEST works
BEST resources can help you to:
- find out how energy is being used in your business
- make no cost and low cost changes that can save you money
- negotiate with your energy retailers to save
- read your energy bills.
BEST information
More information is available on the BEST project outcomes.
BEST Evaluation Appendix (PDF, 522KB)
BEST Final Report (PDF,1.82 MB)
BEST is a project of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of NSW funded by the Department of Industry and Science. The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for any information or advice contained herein
Your Business
If your business is a restaurant, butcher, bakery, take away food shop, convenience store, grocery, community meeting place or general retail shop, you can make savings on your energy costs with Business Energy Smart Tips (BEST).
To learn more, click on the links below:
Bakery
Butcher
Grocer
Restaurant
Retail
Take away food
Community meeting places
Learn how to make savings on your energy costs in Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Thai and Vietnamese by requesting a guide in your language from [email protected]
Case Studies
Know how businesses and organisations implement smart tips to reduce energy costs.
Sri Venkateswara Temple (SVT) Helensburgh 
A community meeting place that is making energy efficient changes and influencing its community.
Sanook Thai restaurant, Nelson Bay 
Seasonal, simple and clever actions to reduce energy costs.
Seafood Peking Restaurant, Eastwood
Energy efficiency and advocacy from a business owner who is helping other businesses to save money.
Hong Phuoc Grocery, Marrickville
Remarkable improvement from an experienced and conscientious business owner.
Eagle Boys, Minto
How a low cost and energy efficient solution set the path towards a full energy saving implementation.
Akai Japanese Restaurant, Campsie
Smart tips implementation for a more energy efficient and profitable business.
Kai Sun Supermarket, Parramatta 
Smart changes for a more energy efficient and profitable business.
Banksia Bakery, Banksia
Small changes that have made a big difference.
Bestway Supermarket, Dandenong
Energy saving measures as part of a supermarket renovation.
Red Hot Wok, South Yarra
Switching to LED lights to save on electricity bills
