Energy Management
Energy Management Plans
for Energy Efficiency
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Table of Contents
Overview
Why are Energy Management Plans Important?
Who Needs an Energy Management Plan?
Synonyms &
Related Terms
Typical Uses
Typical Results Achieved
Typical Symptoms
Typical Problems Encountered
Things to Consider
What's the PQA Advantage?
The Next Step
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An Energy Management Plan is a planning document that acts as a
single source for all the critical information, steps, resources, and
methods you need to make efficient and effective movement to improved
energy management.
When researched, developed, and written by experts, the
Energy Management Plan can be used by Managers as a quick self-study
guide. Step-by-step, the reader is exposed to the important issues
that should be considered before taking the first step towards a better
energy future.
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There are risks associated with any status-quo, as well as with change.
A Energy Management Plan gets you the critical information you need
before you make that important
decision to:
- Continue doing as you have always done before
- Change to some other technology, process, method, goal, or
measurement
Nobody is an expert in everything. By obtaining the specific
expertise you need, you can rapidly achieve the same results that would
take longer & cost more for you to do it yourself.
Before investing significant amounts of time, money, or other
resources, it's always good to get a second, expert opinion. If
something has been missed, or assumptions are not justifiable, your risk
is minimized the sooner these problems are discovered. That is how
PQA can help in the development of an effective Energy Management Plan.
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- Organizations that see Energy as a Strategic Factor in their
successful future
- Presidents
- Sr. Managers
- Financial Comptrollers
- Engineering & Technical Managers
- Maintenance & Service Managers
- Office Managers
- Anyone who needs a simple roadmap through a complex situation and
unknown future
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- Risk Assessment
- Strategic Plan
- Business Plan
- Technical Study
- Business Case
- Economic Justification
- BAT (Best Available Technology)
- World-Class Technology
- Benchmarking
- Prototyping
- Demonstration Site
- Scale-up test process
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Generally, a Energy Management Plan will:
- Look at past, current, and future energy consumption
- Define past, current, & future needs, constraints, & resources
- Investigate enabling technologies that can aid efficient and
effective energy consumption
- Define criteria for judging the various Options & risks
- Define 2 or more (preferably 3) Options
For each of the Options identified above, the Energy Management Plan
usually provides:
- Pros & Cons
- Risks (Financial, Technical, Health & Safety, Environmental,
Process, Customer)
- Costs
- Benefits
- Constraint & limitations
- Logistics, Precedence, & Successors
- Budget Pricing (+ 20%) for the Purchase & Installation of the
Proposed Project
- Project Savings (+ 20%) calculated as Net Savings (Gross
savings over current method - Operating Costs)
- Return on Investment, Cash Flow, & Break-even Point
- PQA's recommendations
Overall, PQA will also supply our Analysis, Findings, Conclusions, &
Recommendations
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Before you buy or decide, you have everything you need to make the best
possible decision. Your risk is minimized. |
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You probably need a Energy Management Plan if:
- You don't have specific, comprehensive, and current expertise in the
subject matter
- There are more than 1 options that have conflicting pros & cons
- You have less than 3 clear choices that are acceptable to the
Stakeholders (Choice only begins with 2 Options)
- There are factors beyond your immediate control
- There is long term consequences to your decision (ie. you're stuck
with your choice for an extended period of time)
- There are significant risks associated with one or more of the
choices (ie. your career, or the organization's survival)
- New or un-proven technology is involved
- Old, antiquated technology is involved (up-date or upgrade is
required)
- You need someone else to blame in case things go bad
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- Can't easily find the expertise you need
- Lack of time to do a thorough job
- Lack of data
- Assumptions, especially un-announced or unintended or inappropriate
ones
- Personal bias
- Do it Yourself, when you really need an expert
- You never know what you don't know
- Mis-Interpretations
- Learn as you go
- Delays, & mixed priorities cause loss of focus & continuity
- Multi-tasking
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- Why do you want to do a Energy Management Plan?
- How does Energy & energy efficiency rank on your organization's
overall Priority list today? 20 years from today?
- Why is Energy & energy efficiency a significant competitive factor
for your business?
- Why do you want to do a Energy Management Plan now?
- What are competitors & industry leaders doing about energy
efficiency & supply?
- How do your customers and Stakeholders feel about Green Energy,
energy efficiency, Green House Gasses, and sustainable development?
- What specific actions will you take once you receive your
Energy Management Plan report?
- Would you still do a Energy Management Plan, even if government subsidies
were not available?
- How will you find the best person to help do your Energy Management
Plan?
- What is your budget for doing a Energy Management Plan (minimum $,
maximum $, ideal $)?
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PQA has 17 years experience at developing and/or implementing Energy
Management Plans in various
industries. We have developed proprietary Energy Management Plans that ensure
data are accurate, timely, believable, and useful for management to
make the best decisions. With an excellent plan, people are enthused
to take action towards the brighter future.
PQA has expertise in CCPM (Critical
Chain Project Management) which can achieve plan implementation 10% to
50% faster &/or cheaper. PQA can show you how. If there are
savings and improvements to be made, doesn't it make sense to get there as
soon as possible?
A Energy Management Plan implemented by PQA typically include one or more of the
following features:
- A Energy Management Plan is custom designed to each organization's
specific needs. One-size a Energy Management Plan doesn't fit
all
- Energy Management Plan data are collected for each of the 21 internal processes that
exist in most For-Profit and Not-For-Profit organization. This
means that Energy Management Plan data is comprehensive, considers managers on a departmental, as well
as a business process basis (across 1 or more departments).
- Energy Management Plan data are linked to the 9 Competitive Factors (the 9 reasons why
customers buy from you instead of your competitors)
- Energy Management Plan data are linked to the 7 Deadly Sins for Customer Service (the 7
typical failures that occur between a company and its customers)
- Customer & supplier satisfaction & loyalty survey are linked to
Energy Management Plan
data for generating objective & subjective data for the "soft
costs"
- Project analysis templates for analysis of implementation cost,
savings, cash flow, ROI, and ROQ (proprietary to PQA) before a project is approved.
- Energy Management Plans, and assessment, consulting, coaching, and implementation assistance
can all be provided by PQA. These ensure effective implementation at all stages of your a
Energy Management Plan project.
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If you or your organization want higher profitability, or significantly
improve your stakeholder satisfaction, a properly designed and implemented
Energy Management Plan system may be of interest.
E-mail,
or phone PQA (1-800-837-7046) for a free, confidential discussion of your
current situation, and how a Energy Management Plan may help.
PQA's typical recommendation is to do a rapid assessment of your
organization. This includes the accounting system, current
management measurement systems, all business processes, and interviews
with key personnel. PQA then provides a report on our findings and
recommendations on the Energy Management Plan or other techniques that would be
beneficial. You are provided an approximate cost to implement, as
well as the currently estimated losses from the current system. An ROI and ROQ can then be calculated for the
Energy Management Plan on the proposed upgrade
or implementation project.
If you decide to proceed, PQA can provide any necessary skills,
training, or implementation assistance to ensure an effective system.
PQA also offers quarterly or annual assessments to ensure the results
predicted in the Energy Management Plan are actually achieved by the
project continuing to work at peak effectiveness. |
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