FO0415 SME Energy Awareness Survey

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Dear FDF member, Thank you for agreeing to participate in this Defra/FDF Energy Awareness survey. The survey is being carried out by the University of Warwick as part of the Defra funded project FO0415 'Energy dependency and food chain security'. This survey is voluntary and should only take a few minutes to complete. We welcome further comments if appropriate. All replies will be treated as anonymous and in confidence although there is the opportunity at the bottom of the form to include your contact details if you wish. This is voluntary but would allow us to follow up your replies if required.

1. Have you considered any of the following as an alternative to your current gas or electric supply?

Tick one for each row option

Installed

Considering

Rejected

Not considered

Solar water heating

Solar electricity generation

Wind

Combined heat and power (CHP)

Anerobic digestor

Biomass

Heat pump

1. If other (please state)

2. If you have considered and rejected alternative energy sources, what was the basis of the rejection? (Note - physical constraint examples include poor site for wind or solar, planning constraints, inappropriate application for process used in factory, etc.)

Tick all that apply

Too expensive

Poor payback

Physical constraint

Unfamiliar with technology

Solar water heating

Solar electricity generation

Wind

Combined heat and power (CHP)

Anerobic digestor

Biomass

Heat pump

2. If other (please state)

3. Which comment below most accurately reflects your view on the on-going availability of energy?

Tick all that apply

Gas

Electric

I have no concerns about the continuity of energy supply

Supply disruptions will be of short duration and unlikely to affect my business

I am concerned about future extended and frequent interruptions of supply

3. If other (please state)

4. What contingency plans do you have in place to mitigate the effect of energy supply disruption?

Non-interruptable gas supply contract

Non-interruptable electricity supply contract

Back up generators

Dual fuel capability of power generating equipment

Transfer of production to another facility

Reduce production to high value margin items only

None of the above

4. If other (please state)

5. How would you describe Government responsibility for energy supply?

To ensure that adequate infrastructure is in place to meet future energy needs

To provide training to help reduce energy use in the food and drink industry

To provide grants and subsidies to allow better take up of alternative energy sources

To cap energy prices

5. If other (please state)

6. Which comment below most accurately refects your view on the future trends of energy prices?

I am not concerned about the price of energy

I feel that my company can absorb price increases with no loss in competitiveness

Increasing energy costs may lead to my products being priced out of the market

I am seriously concerned about energy price rises

6. If other (please state)

7. I understand the effect an energy price increase will have on the cost of my:

Tick all that apply

Yes

Partial

Raw materials

Processing costs

Packaging

Delivery costs

7. If other (please state)

8. What is your approach to controlling energy costs?

Turning lights off

High focus on reducing energy usage through improved energy use efficiency

Use of hedging in energy purchasing

Pursuing energy independence through in-house generation, e.g. wind

Choosing equipment that uses less energy

Choosing suppliers of raw materials and services, such as delivery and storage, that have low energy dependence

I feel that I have no control over energy use or cost

8. If other (please state)

9. What comment best reflects your understanding of energy costs?

I only know the overall size of my energy use (annual cost)

I have a detailed breakdown by area

I do not know the size of my energy use

9. If other (please state)

10. What level of energy reduction and sustainability training is given in your company?

Tick all that apply

Energy reduction (internal provider)

Energy reduction (external provider)

Sustainability (internal provider)

Sustainability (external provider)

None

Basic awareness to some staff

Basic awareness to all staff

Comprehensive for designated staff

Comprehensive for all staff

11. Where you have implemented energy reduction options, what was the main driver behind the project?

Tick all that apply

Cost saving

Grant available

Owner pressure

Customer/retailer pressure

CCA/CRC commitments

Mainly PR driven

Wish to learn about technology

Low energy lighting

Improved draught exclusion

Tuning boiler burners

Improved lagging

Lighting proximity switching

Building and roof improvements

Heating and AC improvements

Compressed air optimisation

Waste heat recovery

Energy reduction campaign

11. If other (Please state)

12. Please could you give us some basic information about your company? This will be used to categorise the results by sector within the whole FDF membership.

Number of employees

Main technology (e.g. baking)

Main product type

Number of UK factories

Number of overseas factories

What is your company's annual turnover (£million)

5 to 10

10 to 20

20 to 30

30 to 40

40 to 50

>50

We are happy to provide individual feedback to respondents. If you would like to know how your company compares to the overall average or wish us to contact you to provide more detailed follow-up material, please complete your contact details below. Thank you for completing the survey.

Name

Company

Telephone (office)

Telephone (mobile)

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