Energy Management Matrix
L commitment to Energy commitment to Energy Management: Policy, Management: Policy, Action Plan and Action Plan and
Review. Management Review. Management Integration.
Integration.
Clear delegation of Clear delegation of responsibility for responsibility for energy consumption, energy consumption, to the members of the to the members of the organisation.
organisation.
Formal and informal Formal and informal communication communication channels exploited by channels exploited by energy manager and energy manager and staff at all levels.
staff at all levels.
Sets targets, monitors Sets targets, monitors consumptions, consumptions, identifies faults, identifies faults, quantifies savings quantifies savings and budget tracking.
and budget tracking.
Promotion of the Promotion of the value of energy value of energy efficiency to all the efficiency to all the members and members and stakeholders of the stakeholders of the organisation.
organisation.
Positive discrimination Positive discrimination in favour of energy in favour of energy efficiency in all efficiency in all organisation's
Formal Energy Formal Energy Management Policy Management Policy but without active but without active commitment from Top commitment from Top Management.
Management.
Energy Manager Energy Manager accountable for all accountable for all energy consumption, energy consumption, representing all users representing all users to Top Management.
to Top Management.
Implementation Team Implementation Team used as main used as main communication communication channel together with channel together with direct personal direct personal contacts.
contacts.
Monitoring and Monitoring and Targeting reports Targeting reports based on based on sub-metering but without metering but without efficient reporting to efficient reporting to users.
users.
Program of staff Program of staff training, awareness training, awareness and regular publicity and regular publicity campaigns. Usual campaigns. Usual payback criteria used.
payback criteria used.
Cursory appraisal of Cursory appraisal of new building, new building, equipment and equipment and refurbishment
Un-adopted Energy Un-adopted Energy Management Policy Management Policy set by Energy set by Energy Manager or senior Manager or senior Department Manager.
Department Manager.
Energy Manager with Energy Manager with little support and little support and unclear authority, unclear authority, reporting to Top reporting to Top Management.
Management.
Contact of important Contact of important energy users, by energy users, by organisation's organisation's members lead by members lead by senor Department senor Department Manager.
Manager.
Monitoring and Monitoring and Targeting reports Targeting reports based on supply and based on supply and accounting data, accounting data, without r
without r eporting eporting toto users.
users.
Certain budget is Certain budget is allocated to energy allocated to energy management and management and some awareness and some awareness and training is elaborated.
training is elaborated.
Only energy Only energy investment with short investment with short pay-back periods are pay-back periods are planned and realised.
planned and realised.
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Energy Management, Energy Management, unwritten guidelines, unwritten guidelines, as part time as part time responsibility of responsibility of someone with limited someone with limited authority and authority and influence.
influence.
Informal and not Informal and not systematic contacts of systematic contacts of the Energy Manager the Energy Manager with only a few with only a few important energy important energy users.
users.
Cost reporting to Top Cost reporting to Top Management based Management based only on invoice and only on invoice and accounting data.
accounting data.
Energy Manager Energy Manager compiles energy compiles energy tracking reports only tracking reports only for internal use in the for internal use in the technical department.
technical department.
Informal and not Informal and not systematic contacts systematic contacts used to promote used to promote energy efficiency.
energy efficiency.
Only low and no cost Only low and no cost measures taken for measures taken for energy conservation.
energy conservation.
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No explicit Energy No explicit Energy Management Policy, Management Policy, Energy Manager, Energy Manager, Action Plan and Action Plan and
responsibility important energy important energy users.
users.
No established No established information system.
information system.
No accounting for No accounting for energy consumption.
energy consumption.
No promotion of No promotion of energy efficiency.
energy efficiency.
No energy
Planning Planning
the identification of equipment having significant energy consumption, inthe identification of equipment having significant energy consumption, in particular of significant changes in energy use during the last
particular of significant changes in energy use during the last periodperiod
Planning Planning
Th
The analysis se analysis shhould result in a breakdown of energy use to tould result in a breakdown of energy use to thhee extent t
extent thhat tat thhe energy requirement and energy drivers aree energy requirement and energy drivers are identified for eac
identified for eachh significant energy usage.significant energy usage. This will also requireThis will also require an identification of the system boundary of the
an identification of the system boundary of the significant energy aspect significant energy aspect under consideration.
under consideration.
an estimate of the expected energy consumption during the following an estimate of the expected energy consumption during the following periodperiod
the identification and prioritization of opportunities for the identification and prioritization of opportunities for improvement improvement
Planning
Planning
Planning
Planning
Planning Planning
Special investigations (SI)Special investigations (SI)
In the case that no oIn the case that no opportunities for improvement are beingpportunities for improvement are being implemented in any one year (and none
implemented in any one year (and none have been identified),have been identified), the organization shall carry out, in that year,
the organization shall carry out, in that year, at least one specialat least one special investigation into
investigation into
areas that may offer potential for energy savings, and report onareas that may offer potential for energy savings, and report on its outcome.
its outcome.
A special investigation shall be planned and described in terms A special investigation shall be planned and described in terms of:
of:
Planning Planning
Aim of project Aim of project
Expected saving potential Expected saving potential
Activities to be carried out Activities to be carried out
Organization and Organization and responsibilitiesresponsibilities
Time schedule Time schedule
Budget and Budget and resourcesresources
Where organizations have already identified opportunities, they shouldWhere organizations have already identified opportunities, they should concentrate on implementing these. Over subsequent reviews, as
concentrate on implementing these. Over subsequent reviews, as opportunitiesopportunities for improving energy efficiency are more difficult to
for improving energy efficiency are more difficult to identify and the standardidentify and the standard begins to infiltrate business practices and create a
begins to infiltrate business practices and create a culture of energy efficiency,culture of energy efficiency,
then more in-depth analysis will be required to then more in-depth analysis will be required to understand where and howunderstand where and how performance can be improved.
performance can be improved.
Planning
Planning
Planning Planning
Energy Objectives, targets and programme(s)Energy Objectives, targets and programme(s) Target setting is a cyclical process
Target setting is a cyclical process and in some cases may be regarded as and in some cases may be regarded as continuous, if continuous, if short time scales are used. Targets
short time scales are used. Targets should be SMART (simple, measurable, achievable,should be SMART (simple, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-based).
realistic and time-based).