Just recently our county has been given a grant where small business owners receive a small portion of that grant to update the interior of their business to become a more affordable one.
At first I wasn’t exactly sure how to use the grant money for my business but I realized when looking back at a lot of my utility bills, I spent a lot of money on electricity and my hvac system. So I decided to use this grant money to replace my hvac system. I spent about a few grand on the maintenance of my hvac system within the past year. There were so many times during the summer and in the winter where I had to call my local hvac technician to come and take a look at my hvac system because it wasn’t functioning as appropriately as it should have been. For some weird reason the air filter needed to be changed 3 times last year, and there wasn’t any connection between the thermostat in the hvac system. This was only two of the many problems I experienced with my hvac system. Not to mention, I found the warranty and the bill for when I first purchased my business, which was about 25 years ago and the bill for the hvac system that was installed with it. Therefore my hvac system is extremely outdated and is probably one of the reasons why my electricity bills have been skyrocketing and why so much money has been invested in just maintenancing my HVAC system alone. I have an appointment with my hvac technician to come next week to install a new heating and cooling system. I’m very excited to compare my bills see how much energy and money have been saved.