Energy audit workbook for retail stores

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6539396

In a typical store, it is possible to save as much as 15 percent of utility costs through common-sense actions without any appreciable capital expenditure. This workbook provides a do-it-yourself, fill-in-the-blanks approach to an energy-conservation program for retail stores that do not have full-time engineering personnel. Of necessity, it is a generalized approach that cannot be as detailed as an energy audit conducted by an engineering team. General maintenance and operational changes requiring no investment that will result in energy conservation are: lowering the thermostats during the heating season and raising them during the cooling season (about 8 percent of heating fuel bill can be saved by lowering the thermostats five degrees); examining the entire building for air leaks around windows, doors etc. and sealing the leaks; removing unnecessary lights; making the monthly energy consumption and cost data available to the manager and chief operating engineer so that they can evaluate and compare against previous months and normal budget; involving the employees in the goals of energy conservation; and shutting off or removing heating units from vestibules, lobbies, and corridors. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6539396
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS-0041/11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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