A recent headline in USA Today read “Electric bills soar $300 in 5 years—Sustained increase largest since 1970’s”. It went on to describe how electricity consumption and costs have skyrocketed in the past five years. The article focused on the increased costs for households, but these same increases also are evident in our businesses.
 
Electricity is a basic necessity. We need it to operate our laundries. What’s more, we need to ensure that we are doing everything possible to efficiently use this “nutrient” to keep our laundries healthy. Many times we neglect the basic systems in our ...