Decreasing the impacts and consumption of energy use should be a continuous goal for any event. Apart from the obvious environmental benefits of decreasing the amount of energy used, it is also a great way for event organizers to decrease costs and maximize the return on investment of the event through lower costs and the marketing benefits of running a more environmentally friendly event. Event organisers should also encourage others at their event to lower energy consumption and provide incentives, such as discounted stall costs, to do so.

Event planners should attempt to pre-assess all their energy needs and determine the best way(s) to source energies for these needs such as through solar power and/or GreenPower. Popular ways to reduce the impacts and/or the consumption of energy used are switching to renewable energy sources or through a conscience effort to reduce energy use.

Renewable energies are energies which are generated from natural resources. Solar power, water power & wind power are all great examples of renewable energies. Depending on the size and type of event, event managers may choose to generate their own renewable energies or switch to GreenPower through a service provider.

Event organizers may select a venue or site that can provide some of these alternative sources of energy and it should also be pre-determined whether the venue can provide a monitoring service of all the energy used throughout the event. If not, there are other organizations that can do the job with adequate support from venue owners and the event organisers.