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Buying better – how to get a better deal for energy. What you need to know to secure a better price and the importance of going through the right steps at the right time.

Identifying the big energy users - where is the energy going? How to track energy use and spot wasteful areas.

Ways of saving energy for ventilation, creep heating, weaner buildings, lighting, feeding.

Climate Change Levy discount – how it can save money and how to comply with least effort.

Making an energy plan.

The workshops will show the most up-to-date ideas in control and monitoring including environmental systems and energy and thermal imaging for checking insulation and air leakage. There will be a practical session on identifying problems with examples of applications from a local farm.

Content is suitable for farm owners and managers and those who have an interest or responsibility for energy use on a pig farm. Each workshop is for half a day (three hours instructional time).

• Newmarket, Tuesday 6 June
• Taunton, Tuesday 13 June
• East Yorkshire, Tuesday 20 June
• North Lincolnshire Wednesday 21 June
• Lancashire Tuesday 27 June
• North Yorkshire Wednesday 28 June

The workshops are financed by BPEX and the Carbon Trust and are free to BPEX levy payers. Exact times and venues are to be finalised. A booking form will be available shortly. Places are limited to 25 delegates per workshop and will be allocated first come, first served.

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