Energy Management Resources
Whether you are new to energy management or an experienced practitioner, here are some resources to guide your journey.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The core of energy management is consuming energy as efficiently as possible by continuously monitoring and optimizing facilities.
Best practices guide for school facility managers – How-to guide for implementing energy management in schools.
Benchmarking guide for school facility managers – Calculating and comparing energy consumption in schools.
Best practices and benchmarking guide for college facility managers – Complete guide dedicated to college and post-secondary facilities.
Seven steps to energy management – Step-by-step directions to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
ENERGY AUDITS
Collecting and analyzing data are the first steps to an effective energy management program.
Energy auditing information by the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) – Introduction to self-audits, including methods and tools.
Sample checklist for auditing a boiler and heating system – A comprehensive checklist for the analysis of existing heating systems.
AWARENESS
Toolkit for an employee awareness program – Posters, presentations and guide for implementing the Team Up! For Energy Savings employee awareness program.
Blueprint for school energy teams – Guide for teachers to create student energy teams and adopt school energy policies.
BIOMASS BOILERS
Planning, installing and operating biomass boilers in rural facilities.
Biomass boiler best practices – Free checklist to plan for the installation of biomass boilers.
Biomass success stories – SD79 on Vancouver Island and SD27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin, British Columbia).
CARBON LEVY & TAX RATES
ENERGY PLAN
Our Energy Plan project highlights leaders in K-12 school energy management. Learn about the strategies, capital projects and ongoing optimization that has contributed to reduced energy costs and reduced consumption.
SD27 Energy Plan – Initiatives and approaches completed since 2008 by SD27 (Cariboo – Chilcotin) in British Columbia.
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING
Two approaches for energy management projects are performance contracting and energy management contracting. Rede Energy Solutions focuses on energy management contracting to offer school districts unbiased solutions, more flexibility and lets them reap the complete financial benefits from the energy savings.
What is performance contracting? – Financing large energy efficiency projects through the resultant cost savings.
Does performance contracting make cents? – The benefits and challenges of performance contracts on the bottom line.
Risks of performance contracting – How to overcome (or at least minimize) the installation, operational and economic risks associated with performance contracts.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (EMIS)
Better manage energy usage and costs with a performance management system.
What is an Energy Management Information System? – Introduction to the function and value of an effective EMIS.
EMIS guide by the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC)– Guide to completing an audit, implementation plan and implementation of an EMIS in your facilitates.
UNDERSTANDING UTILITY BILLS
Utility bills are a lens into your facilities’ energy consumption.
Glossary of common terms – for BC Hydro bills
BC Hydro – Electricity
FortisBC – Electricity
FortisBC – Natural gas
ATCO Energy – Electricity and natural gas
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