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Streamline Energy Management with ISO 50001
Business Brief
July 9, 2012
Business Customer Outreach Service members can copy all or any part of this content for use in communications with business customers. For example, put it on your website, drop it into your newsletters, or use it in handouts for customer events.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BCO-NC-2-12-ESCD | Author: Essie Snell
Managing Energy Costs in Hospitals
January 29, 2010 | Updated: April 23, 2010
By increasing energy efficiency, hospitals can improve their bottom line and free up funds to invest in new technologies and improve patient care.
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: BCO-P-15-ESCD | Author: Chelsea Hodge
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: A Smart Financial Decision-Making Tool
Business Brief
March 15, 2010
Business Customer Outreach Service members can copy all or any part of this content for use in communications with business customers. For example, put it on your web site, drop it into your newsletters, or use it in handouts for customer events.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BCO-NC-2-10-ESCD | Author: Chelsea Hodge
Voluntary Climate Change Programs
How Participation May Benefit Your Company
October 28, 2008
Hundreds of U.S. companies are joining voluntary climate change programs and are taking steps to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, while some are setting aggressive goals and positioning themselves as leaders. Why do companies join these programs and take these actions?
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: CAS-P-2-ESCD | Author: Neil Kolwey
Efficiency Provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
September 22, 2008
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), signed into law in December 2007, will exert profound influences on the use of energy in the U.S. for decades to come. Like its predecessors in the realm of major energy legislation, EISA is a hefty package.
Content type: Energy Managers' Quarterly, ESCD Newsletter | Document ID: CEMC-EMQ-Q3-08-ESCD | Author: Michael Reid
Greenhouse Gas Inventories
September 1, 2008
A basic GHG inventory, which can be refined later as needed to fit the needs of specific voluntary programs or other reporting requirements, can be completed in five easy steps.
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: CAS-P-3-ESCD | Author: Neil Kolwey
Curtailment Program Update
April 1, 2008
Curtailment not only benefits the reliability of the grid and delays the need for new generating plants, but it can also lead to savings on energy and demand charges at the facility level.
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: MAS-P-19-ESCD | Author: Christie Rewey
Overachieving on Greenhouse Gas Reductions through Energy Efficiency
March 31, 2008
A handful of major corporations that set tough greenhouse gas reduction goals just a few years ago have met their targets ahead of schedule—thanks mainly to improving the energy efficiency of their buildings and processes rather than purchasing renewable energy credits or carbon offsets.
Content type: Energy Managers' Quarterly, ESCD Newsletter | Document ID: CEMC-EMQ-Q1-08-ESCD | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
Computer Energy Use
March 1, 2008
There are four ways to save energy used by computer equipment in most office settings: upgrade desktop computers to Energy Star–rated ones, replace desktops with laptops, replace CRT monitors with LCD monitors, and employ networked power-management controls.
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: MAS-P-21-ESCD | Author: Kathleen Burns
Energy Action Checklist
March 23, 2007
Sustaining energy savings after a capital retrofit project is a familiar challenge. By taking a strategic approach to energy management, commercial, industrial, and institutional organizations can make energy savings part of everyone's job rather than the responsibility of just the facility manager or ...
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: MAS-P-9-ESCD | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Kitchens
June 1, 2006
Commercial kitchens, found in restaurants and hospitality and institutional facilities, are intense energy users, putting food service facilities among the biggest energy consumers per square foot of all commercial buildings. In a typical food service facility, food preparation, water heating, and ...
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: MAS-P-7-ESCD | Author: E Source Staff
Cost-Effective Actions to Reduce Peak Loads
September 1, 2004
Many electric utilities offer various types of voluntary demand response (DR) programs for their industrial customers. There are several benefits of participating in demand response programs and managing your facility's load shape on an ongoing basis. In addition to the direct payments or incentives ...
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: IND-P-7
Managing Energy Costs in Full-Service Hotels
June 1, 2004
In the U.S., large hotels (those larger than 8,000 square feet) spend an annual average per square foot (ft2) of $1.05 on electricity and $0.25 on natural gas. In a typical lodging facility, lighting, space heating, and water heating represent close to 60 percent of total use, making those systems ...
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: LC-P-10
Can Building Green Save You Money (Or Just Make You Look Good)?
May 1, 2004
Thousands of commercial and institutional organizations across the United States and Canada are renovating and constructing new buildings according to high-performance, or "green," standards. Also known as "sustainable" building design, this approach aims to improve upon standard construction and ...
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: LC-P-16
Managing Energy Costs in Restaurants
May 1, 2002
Restaurants in the United States spend on average $2.90 per square foot on electricity and $0.85 per square foot on natural gas annually. This means 3 to 5 percent of their total operating costs are typically spent on energy. Some efficiency measures can be implemented with little or no investment. ...
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: LC-P-3-ESCD
Managing Energy Costs in Retail Buildings
May 1, 2002
Retail buildings in the U.S. spend an annual average of $1.21 per square foot on electricity and 14 cents per square foot on natural gas. In a typical retail building, lighting, cooling, and heating represent between 69 and 84 percent of total use depending on climate, making those systems the best ...
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: LC-P-4-ESCD
Managing Energy Costs in Limited-Service Motels
May 1, 2002
Hotels and motels in the U.S. spend an average of $1.07 on electricity and 34 cents on natural gas per square foot annually. In a typical hotel or motel, lighting and water heating represent between 49 and 67 percent of total use depending on climate, making those systems the best targets for energy ...
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: LC-P-5-ESCD
