Energy
This page will cover Electricity and Natural Gas.
If you’re just getting started, conduct an Energy “Go and See” to find opportunities, and get your employees and co-workers engaged in looking for waste.
Just getting started on electricity? Watch some short animated videos from EnergyNow! on Electricity Generation, Light Bulbs, Solar Power and Wind Power.
Ready for more? Learn about kilowatts (kW) and kilowatt-hours (kWh)
Want to get a little more technical, try to model your energy usage using statistics.
You can also download a free PDF book called Energy and Resource Efficiency without the tears written by Niall Enright. He wrote the book because he felt practitioners often have great resources and knowledge about the technical or engineering aspects of reducing energy, but there was very little on how to deal with the strategic, organizational, managerial, behavioral, financial and communications aspects.
Want to create an energy management plan for your facility? Learn how to get organized with your data to find the biggest opportunities
Want to conduct an energy audit? Try out the Washington State University Energy Program Energy Audit Workbook
What about your personal digital waste and impact on the environment? Listen to a podcast episode on the topic by the Supply Chain Revolution
Energy Certifications: Certified Practitioner in Energy Management Systems (CP EnMS), Certified Energy Manager (CEM)
Keeping equipment running properly and reliable can also save energy. Check out the series of presentations called “Green Reliability”
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