Tag: energy management
Consider Provincial Differences to Maximize the Benefits of Your Energy Strategy
May 13th, 2010, No Comments
By: Don McLean
Individual provinces have differing regulatory regimens, market conditions, incentive programs, energy related greenhouse gas factors and GST/HST cost structures. For companies operating facilities across Canada, provincial differences should be considered when developing a corporate energy strategy.
To begin, a fundamental analysis of your company’s corporate energy spend should be completed. This is a simple table [...]
You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure
April 6th, 2010, No Comments
Successful and effective business and public-sector leaders have long understood the meaning of the old adage “you can’t manage what you don’t measure”.
This saying still holds in the rapidly developing discipline of total energy and environmental management. Many organizations are now struggling to elevate the procurement and utilization of energy to an enterprise level as [...]
Energy Expenditure and Consumption Expressed as a Function of Key Performance Indicators
February 22nd, 2010, 5 Comments
By: Pat Ferguson
In today’s difficult market environment business decisions are being weighed more carefully than ever. Typical project valuation indicators such as ROI and simple payback times are no longer good enough. Savings from energy efficiency projects can be lost in the fog of obfuscating external factors. The focus is now on reducing carbon footprints [...]
Development & Implementation of the Energy Management Program
February 1st, 2010, No Comments
By: Peter Rowles
“Make it so Number One”, the famous words of John Luc Picard should be an inspiration to Energy Managers. Once you’ve obtained senior level approval to precede with your energy management plans, it is time to make it happen.
There are many ways to do this. Many organizations have set rules and policies concerning [...]
How to get Senior Management Approval for Energy Management Projects
January 7th, 2010, No Comments
By: Peter Rowles
In my experience, the greatest challenge facing energy champions in an organization is not identifying good energy savings projects; it’s the frustration of getting financial approval from senior management. My opinion is that there is no point in spending a lot of time and effort developing an energy management program if the resources [...]
Energy Management Can Save The World
December 15th, 2009, No Comments
By: Peter Rowles
In 1979, just a year out of school, I jumped at an opportunity to move into energy management, a bold move for an electrical engineer who slept through most of his thermodynamics classes. It was an opportunity to help companies save energy and money. At the time, I was working for a utility. [...]
Welcome to Energy Exchange!
December 14th, 2009, No Comments
Energy Advantage is thrilled to welcome you to our blog Energy Exchange.
Energy Exchange will deliver you meaningful and relevant content surrounding a myriad of topics related to sustainable energy. Energy Exchange will strive to provide topical information that will help you make informed decisions when it comes to energy management practices.
Energy Advantage is a total [...]
