Plan
Long-Term Energy Savings
Simply moving forward with changes without the proper planning and execution of a series of logical steps will not result in long-term energy savings.
Putting a plan into place requires establishing measurable goals and objectives that can be clearly communicated to the key stakeholders in your organization, from corporate management to each employee.
Goal: Generate energy savings.
Objective: Reduce total energy consumption by X% or save $X in energy costs during a specified period.
Measurement: Anticipated annual savings of approximately X%
Goal: Increase awareness of energy efficiency.
Objective: Educate employees about energy efficiency so that they realize the difference they can make at work and at home.
Measurement: Conduct before and after surveys and measure the increase in awareness.
Part of your planning process should involve establishing some energy management best practices (MBPs), whereby the people in your organization demonstrate their awareness of, commitment to, and willingness to act in support of energy efficiency.
An example of an MBP is having a policy and plan to manage energy.
Technical best practices (TBPs) are production system and efficiency measures that reduce energy use per unit of production.
An example of a TBP is installing a heat recovery system on a process exhaust stream to preheat a feed stream, resulting in reduced process energy use per unit of output.
In order to implement successful energy reduction strategies, such as you have outlined in your business case, it is essential that you plan and execute a series of logical steps.
Productivity Alberta has developed a pre-screen questionnaire that enables organizations to conduct a high-level self-assessment of their facility. To take this questionnaire, visit http://www.productivityalberta.ca/tools/eeap/start
