It is becoming increasingly important for organizations to drive their mission with sustainability in mind – external pressures from government and activists to not only abide by regulations but aim to cut back on all excess waste has forced companies to rethink their practices. According to LNS Research, there are six components in Enterprise Sustainability Management – Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS); Energy Management; Carbon Management; Operational Risk Management; Product Stewardship; Sustainability Reporting. While all of these play important roles in Enterprise Sustainability Management, we are going to focus on Energy Management and Sustainability Reporting.
Topics: energy, energymanagement, sustainability, energyreductions, energy savings, energy goals
As electricity users enter the summer months, they should be aware of the Summer On-Peak Demand Charge which is added to their electric utility bill. This demand charge is evaluated weekdays between the hours 1PM to 5PM, 12PM to 6PM, or 4PM to 9PM depending on your electric utility company and rate tariff. It is important because it is an additional charge assessed between $11 and $23/kW depending on your rate tariff. This is commonly a 25 to 30% cost added to your bill, which is significant.
Topics: energy, energymanagement, sustainability, energyimprovement, energy savings
Energy Manager Key Characteristics: Establish Critical Key Metrics
Why is it important to establish critical energy metrics? Mark Gilbreth, CTO and Founder of Agave® Systems, explains that these metrics will identify the goals that rally your organization, at both the executive and working level, around how you add value. These metrics should:
- Be aware of business operations
- Monitor energy usage
- Understand utility rates
- Know the impact of demand charges
- Be compliant with GHG Emissions
Whether you are an experienced Energy or Sustainability Manager, or just getting started, Agave® Systems has developed the Agave® Analytics Suite to assist you on your road to success. If you are looking for a central tool to acquire energy data process metrics in real-time, validate utility bills, or projects, provide alerts or bring knowledge to your team, we are excited to help achieve your business goals. Learn more about Agave® Systems, here. Be sure to tune in next time to hear more about the key characteristics of an energy manager. Until next time, have fun innovating your way to success.
Topics: agavesystems, energymanagement, sustainability, energyimprovement, business, energymanager, keycharacteristics, energy storage, energyreductions, solar, onsite generation, energy savings, energy goals
Energy Manager Key Characteristics: Experience with Energy Improvement
In this week's blog series, Agave® Systems' CTO, Mark Gilbreth, continues to discuss the Key Characteristics of an Energy Manager by speaking to the importance of experience of energy management.
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Energy Manager Key Characteristics: Focus on Adding Value
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Energy Manager Key Characteristics: Intro
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