Earth Day 2023
Energy Specialist hits carbon reduction milestone equivalent to taking 10K cars off the road
- Pilot Group Account Manager Phoebe Baker has helped UK businesses make carbon reductions equivalent to taking 10,200 cars off the road
- Phoebe has helped UK business save more than £8million in energy costs over 4 years
- Phoebe has saved companies enough kWh to power more than 86,000 UK houses for an entire year
An energy specialist working in the technology sector has saved more than 47,000 carbon tonnes through the use of Pilot Group’s Energy Management System (EMS) technology after identifying that said savings could be made.
The carbon reductions made by Phoebe are the equivalent of taking more than 10,200 cars off the road,[i] while the energy savings she has made are enough to power more than 86,200 houses for an entire year.[ii]
Phoebe Baker, an Account Manager at sustainable technology expert Pilot Group, throughout her fledgling 4-year career at the company has overseen the installation of more than 500 EMS systems, resulting in huge carbon and energy savings.
Coinciding with the carbon reductions, Phoebe has helped UK companies save some £8 million on their energy bills having helped them save more than 250,000,000 kWh in energy.
With Pilot Group aiming to save UK companies £1.2 million in energy costs by June this year alone, Phoebe’s work and experience will be crucial in achieving this target.
Phoebe’s staggering success comes at a time when the energy sector is experiencing a shortage of talent and an ageing workforce, with 29 percent of the energy workforce being over the age of 50, which is proving a challenge for the industry.[iii]
Phoebe began her career at Pilot Group as a Sales Executive in 2019 – a role she still holds – and quickly rose through the ranks of the energy management division, before becoming a Field Sales Executive after five months, and then an EMS Account Manager in February 2020.
Through her work, Phoebe has assisted countless companies in identifying where and how they can reduce their energy consumption, guided them through how Pilot Group’s EMS can help them make impactful savings across their energy bills, and supported them through the installation process from start to finish.
As well as being influential in the company’s EMS growth, Phoebe’s expertise have seen her become an active spokesperson for Pilot Group, appearing regularly on expert webinars and at roundtables to discuss the advances in energy management and sustainability.
With the world set to mark the importance of the world’s environmental health with Earth Day, Phoebe believes inspiring more young people into the industry and removing barriers preventing them from succeeding will be crucial in seeing the world rise to the environmental challenges it is facing.
She said: “It’s so important to celebrate Earth Day and it is a perfect time to reflect and understand how we can inspire more experts into the technology sector in a bid to meet the climate crisis head on.”
Speaking about the technology sector, Phoebe highlighted how industry leaders who hold roles in the industry should be made more visible to students, so the sector is seen as a viable career path for them to aspire to.
For those looking towards a career in the sector, Phoebe urged the UK’s young people to apply their passion and drive in order to rise to the challenges and succeed.
She said: “If you believe you can do it then you can do it. If you have a drive or passion, don’t let anyone stand in your way. With the right balance of hard work and determination, you will get there, however long it takes.
“Something that was said to me when I first started with Pilot Group is ‘Have confidence in yourself and your ability’. For someone who has always struggled with confidence, I took this advice and ran with it. It isn’t something that happens overnight but if you start to believe in yourself, everything else will follow.”
Pilot Group’s Energy Management System, which the company recently invested £500,000 into to further develop it, saves companies an average of 40 percent on energy bills each year, as well as helping to significantly reduce their carbon emissions.
Pilot Group’s EMS controls and monitors energy systems for businesses, with smart sensors and a self-learning algorithm enabling heating systems to work more efficiently to reduce waste.
With a turnover of £45million and 160 employees, Pilot Group’s offer is focused on achieving carbon reduction and energy efficiency through the provision of energy management systems, electric vehicle charging points and traffic control systems.
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https://www.thepilotgroup.co.uk/.
