Begin developing systems-driven energy savings at your facility. Characterize the energy-intensity of key systems, train employees, and set improvement targets using the key performance indicators (KPI’s) you set up with tools from the Commit tab.
4.1 Engage employees in energy training
What
In order to build skills in energy management across your organization, create a matrix to track personnel training and schedules. A sample matrix can help you get started.
Why
Skilled, knowledgeable employees can identify and execute energy saving measures throughout your organization.
Expected Outcome
Your workforce can assess and effectively implement energy management operations.
People
Tools
Systems Training Matrix4.2 Outline energy procedures for operating and maintaining equipment
What
Incorporate energy management into your organization’s standard operating and maintenance procedures, and into instructions for your key manufacturing systems.
Why
When your operations and maintenance personnel are aware of and understand energy-efficient procedures, your facilities are positioned to achieve sustained energy and cost savings.
Expected Outcome
Energy-efficient procedures are integrated into the operating and maintenance processes for your manufacturing systems.
Manufacturing Systems
Tools
Pumps:4.3 Assess manufacturing systems
What
Characterize the energy performance of your facility’s key manufacturing systems. (Review links from 4.2)
Why
Gaining an understanding of your facility’s system performance allows you to prioritize potential improvement projects.
Expected Outcome
You have the information you need to effectively manage your facility’s high energy use systems.
Manufacturing Systems
4.4 Set improvement targets and monitor progress
What
Determine the relationship of your organization’s energy use to key performance indicators (KPIs) you’ve identified.
Why
If you can measure it, you can manage it. Knowing how you’re performing relative to your improvement targets is critical to understanding your progress.
Expected Outcome
Your organization has an understanding of and experience with Monitoring, Targeting and Reporting (MT&R).
Measurement
Monitoring, Targeting & Reporting Introduction4.5 Define energy performance in equipment investments
What
Adopt energy life-cycle cost analysis into your equipment investment evaluations and include energy management in your decision criteria.
Why
When evaluating opportunities to design, purchase or repair equipment, you’ll have data to guide the purchase of energy-efficient solutions.
Expected Outcome
You can use energy performance data to direct and support your equipment investment decisions.
Organizational Systems, Manufacturing Systems
Tools
Investment and return-on-investment guidelines are specific to each organization. Contact the correct person within your organization to discuss integrating energy management into investment decisions.
4.6 Manage energy performance at processes
What
Apply energy performance management at key energy-using processes.
Why
Scrutinizing the energy performance of a key process in isolation can reveal opportunities to improve efficiency at a more detailed level, which supports ongoing improvement efforts.
Expected Outcome
You have applied energy performance management at a more detailed level of operations. You have data to leverage ongoing energy improvements.
Measurement, People
Tools
Apply the tool from 4.4 Set improvement targets and monitor progress at the process level.
4.7 Review progress
What
Review the measurable results you’ve collected.
Why
Continuous improvement depends on regular reviews of your organization’s performance to reveal what has actually been accomplished versus your goals and projections. Your senior management can use this information to confirm the value of energy management.
Expected Outcome
You have documentation of your energy management successes which you can use to guide future progress.
Measurement, Organizational Structure, People
Energy Awareness Progress Report Presentation