Course Description
Energy Conservation, or using less energy, comes with increased environmental quality, reserves resources of the nation, and saves money, particularly at a time where wars could break to secure the nation's natural resources. However, this saving must be efficient in order not be a burden. This course covers the various methodologies, technologies and policies that can be used to reduce energy use, while still producing what that energy is needed for a comfortable and healthy life. It helps participants establish a better future for themselves and their nation.
Course Objectives
- Understanding the fundamentals of energy conservation techniques
- Being familiar with the major energy loads in commercial buildings
- Being able to identify and prioritize conservation opportunities
- Learning how to identify opportunities to improve operation and maintenance procedures
Who Should Attend?
- Electrical engineers
- Project management practitioners in utility sector
- Technicians
- Those involved in the design, implementation and management of an electrical distribution systems
Course Details/Schedule
- Energy management basics and activities
- Energy management strategies
- Fuels and utilities
- Energy charges vs. Demand charges
- Demand measurement
- Power factor
- Fuel comparison methods
- Energy accounting
- Collecting and organizing utility data
- Calculating the Energy Use Index (EUI)
- Charts and graphs
- Analyzing consumption & evaluating trends
- Benchmarking tools
- Energy conservation opportunities
- Potential savings
- Consumption profiles
- Identification of opportunities
- Types of opportunities
- Electric demand reduction
- Basic test instruments
- Operation and maintenance
- Occupancy profiles
- Operation of systems
- Operational checklists
- Facility maintenance
- Establishing a maintenance program
- Maintenance checklists
- Energy management planning/strategies
- Review facility systems
- Apply utility analysis results
- Identify operation, maintenance, and conservation priorities
