Everyone's feeling the heat. Here's your full playbook for beating it.
Longer AC hours. Harder-working fridges. Warmer walk-in traffic. Summer changes how your business runs — these are the moves that keep it running cool.
Why summer hits your usage harder.
It's not in your head. Heat changes how your equipment behaves, and that shows up in what you use every month.
Refrigeration figure sourced from the JPS Electricity Cost Guide. Individual equipment usage varies by model, age, and maintenance — the moves below are where most businesses find the fastest gains.
12 moves to beat the heat.
Pick your business type below and we'll flag the three that matter most for you — or just work through all twelve.
What matters most for how you run.
Select your business type — we'll highlight the three moves above with the biggest impact for you.
The two-week summer setup plan.
Run through this before the heat peaks — most of it takes an afternoon, not a renovation.
Downloads a calendar file that works with Apple Calendar, Outlook, and Google Calendar (import via Settings → Import). All 8 steps are added as events on the right days, starting from the date above.
Summer heat and storm season overlap.
Jamaica's hurricane season runs alongside the hottest months. While you're heat-ready, it's worth getting storm-ready too.