Specialist Energy Management Consultants in Energy Procurement and Purchasing
To manage energy
efficiently, you need a range of techniques to identify and implement
both energy and cost-reduction measures. Basic common sense housekeeping
enables many low-cost savings, which can add up to 5% or more of
an energy spend. More structured and formal energy management will
maximise energy efficiency and achieve savings of 20% or more, depending
on sector.
Approaches
to energy management vary from sector to sector; they also depend
on the size of the organisation. For example, a large industrial
site may appoint a full-time energy manager, as may a local authority.
At a small engineering company level, energy efficiency might be
the part-time responsibility of the production manager.
Whatever the size and nature of an organisation, energy management requires the structured application of a range of techniques such
as: policy development, responsibility assignment, energy measurement,
performance assessment, target setting, identifying savings opportunities,
motivation, awareness raising and reporting. Other aspects may include
energy purchasing, project appraisal and project management.
It is widely recognised that most organisations waste at least
15% of the energy they purchase. In the UK alone this cost of energy
wastage amounts to £5 billion. The effective management of
energy use and the reduction of carbon emissions now have a direct
impact on the bottom line of business costs. Organisations that
adopt managed energy and carbon reduction solutions can benefit
from lower energy and business costs and an improved environment.
Effective energy management requires the systematic collection
of data, analysis and reporting. Monitoring and targeting (M&T)
plays a vital role in this process. M&T is a technical and analytical
process, which provides the information on which managers can base
their decisions. M&T is an integral part of any successful energy
management program.
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