Setting up an energy management team
- Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg, VA (United States)
Many people that are assigned the responsibility of reducing energy costs within an organization are technically inclined, and may have little organizational or management skills. A number of companies have achieved great savings with just a technical energy manager acting in a prima donna role. However, so much more can be achieved if energy management is integrated throughout the whole organization, with input from all levels. The energy management team is the key to an organized approach, and establishing one is the place to start. The Industrial Energy Center at Virginia Tech is sponsored by both electric and natural gas utilities who ask for assistance in conducting energy surveys of industrial firms. One requirement of the companies the author surveys is that they agree to establish an energy management team. During the first few hours with the company he helps organize and train the team. The objective is to have a high implementation rate of the energy conservation opportunities found during the survey. By leaving in place an in-house energy management team, the prospects for this are better. The author has found that most large corporations have some type of energy management program, but not much has transcended to company level. This paper is directed toward establishing an energy management team at company level.
- OSTI ID:
- 203851
- Journal Information:
- Energy Engineering, Vol. 92, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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