Retailers

EWG Entry Door check

EWG provides a practical first-step evaluation for retail sites where bills, lighting, signs, display loads, heating or cooling, plug-in equipment, after-hours routines, supplier quotes, or upgrade decisions are unclear.

EWG reviews site information, energy-use signals, available evidence, operating context, decision control, and next-step readiness before suggesting whether there is a useful next route.

This check does not replace a full audit, technical diagnosis, licensed trade work, supplier pricing, compliance sign-off, repair work, or guaranteed savings report.

If the next step needs a supplier, trade contractor, auditor, or qualified specialist, EWG can clarify the question, evidence, and preparation needed before you decide what to do.

After you submit the form, you will be taken to the What Next page for this category.

Required fields. Use “Not sure” where you do not know the answer.

Retail sites often have lighting, signs, displays, heating or cooling, plug-in equipment, and after-hours routines working together. This check is only to identify whether there is a useful next step.

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What is happening?

Start with the reason you opened this check. Exact diagnosis is not expected.

Main concern or trigger *

High or rising energy bill Confusing bill or tariff Lights, signs, displays, or equipment running after hours Equipment strain, faults, or maintenance pressure Comfort, drafts, hot/cold spots, or reliability issue Old lighting, heat pump, controls, or replacement decision Supplier quote or upgrade confusion Landlord, tenant, or head-office decision Funding, audit, or capex question Shop lighting, display lighting, or signage issue Plug-in equipment, POS/back-office, or closing-routine concern Not sure / other

If other, describe briefly

Briefly describe what is happening *

How long has this been happening?

How urgent does it feel?

Retailers operating and equipment context

Select the lighting, display, signage, comfort, plug-load, control, and after-hours areas that may be creating operating pressure. Exact technical details are not expected.

Normal operating days and hours

Busy period, peak time, or unusual pattern

Main equipment, area, or operating pressure *

Long trading hours or most days open Shop lighting or general lighting Window, display, or feature lighting Exterior signage or security lighting Heating, cooling, heat pumps, or customer comfort Drafts, open doors, sun, hot/cold spots, or airflow POS, tills, routers, chargers, monitors, or back-office gear Plug-in displays, demo units, label printers, or small equipment Closing routine, timers, controls, sensors, or manual switches Landlord-controlled building, HVAC, signage, or electrical limits After-hours lights, signs, displays, alarms, or equipment Food refrigeration is not the main issue

Do lights, signs, displays, POS/back-office gear, or other equipment run outside useful operating hours?

Yes No Partly Not sure

Is there old lighting, heating/cooling, controls, maintenance, comfort, or reliability pressure?

Yes No Partly Not sure

Short operating or equipment note

Evidence, decision, and next step

Add only what is easy. A bill, photo, quote, or short note is enough for first contact.

Approximate monthly energy spend *

Is there an urgent safety, compliance, trade, or specialist issue now? *

Yes No Partly Not sure

What evidence is available now? *

Recent bill 3–12 months of bills Interval or smart-meter data Supplier quote Equipment photos or list Maintenance or service notes Lighting/display photos, signage details, heat-pump notes, or closing-routine notes None yet Not sure

Who pays the energy bills? *

Who controls settings, hours, or shutdown routines?

Who can approve a paid next step? *

Preferred first route *

Anything else EWG should know?

Important: Retail sites can involve electrical, HVAC, lighting safety, security, signage, lease, alarm, product safety, and compliance issues. For non urgent supplier, quote, upgrade, lighting, HVAC, signage, control, or specialist questions, EWG can clarify the question, evidence, and preparation needed before you decide what to do. If food safety refrigeration is the main issue, a refrigeration or food safety specialist may be the right route. If there is an urgent safety, electrical, gas, refrigerant, food safety, security, legal, or compliance issue, contact the appropriate qualified specialist directly. This check does not replace emergency repair, certification, legal advice, or licensed trade work.

Retailers site and contact details

Leave enough detail so EWG can respond if the submission has a useful next-step basis.

Business or site name *

Specific site type

Site suburb or location *

Is the site leased or owned?

Contact person *

Your role

Email address *

Phone number

Preferred contact method *

I agree that Eco Wave Green can review this information and contact me about a possible next step. I understand this form is an initial check, not an audit, quote, or guarantee of savings.

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EWG reviews the information first. Any paid step is explained before you decide whether to proceed.

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What happens after this?

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What Happens Next

Here’s what you can expect after you submit this check.

EWG reviews your information

EWG checks the submission and may ask one or two clarifying questions if the site context is not clear.

Initial review

EWG reviews the information and evidence shared, including the concern, operating context, available evidence, decision control, and any risk signals.

Next route suggested

EWG may suggest no action for now, gathering more evidence, a paid remote review, a scoped local visit, supplier or upgrade readiness, audit or funding readiness, or a specialist route.

You decide

You choose whether to proceed. Any paid step is explained before that work begins.

This checklist is a first-step evaluation only. It does not replace a full audit, licensed trade work, supplier pricing, compliance sign-off, repair work, or a guaranteed savings report.
Outcomes depend on the information provided and any later agreed review.