Retrotec USACE - Manual (Page 30)

8 ENERGY & PROCESS ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
The team should check meters and bills and develop an understanding of the
organization’s energy usage. The team should report key fi gures and trends to
senior management to earn its commitment and to ensure adequate resources.
It will also communicate the results of assessment to other employees in the
organization. In this way the awareness of people will be awakened and their
motivation kept up, and the importance of energy management and assess-
ment will be understood.
The energy team must have adequate time, funds, and other resources to
complete assessment, implement saving actions, and achieve the desired results.
Time must be allotted for monitoring and reporting as well. Ensuring that suf-
fi cient resources are available is particularly important when assessment work is
only a part-time duty. Proper project management practices must be followed to
make sure that targets are met and timetables are followed, and that all partici-
pants can fulfi ll their parts. Good organizing, adequate resources, and motivated
people are prerequisites for successful energy management and assessment.
Step 2: Set Up Energy Monitoring and Targeting
As Figure 6 shows, monitoring existing energy usage forms the basis for energy
management and assessment. It helps to establish existing patterns, to identify
where too much energy is used, and to determine where (in which buildings or
system) more detailed analysis such as energy audits should be started. Moni-
toring is the key activity in short-term energy management that produces the
basic data for long-term management. The common proverb “if you cannot
Figure 5. Steps needed in successful implementation of an energy management and
assessment program.