ENERGY MANAGEMENT • • • • •
Auditing/Assessments
- Project/process definition and prioritization
- Analysis of historical energy use, including electricity, natural gas, other fuels, water, etc.
- Benchmarking – documenting baseline energy use, from specific equipment to the whole facility
- Sub-metering/evaluating specific equipment or processes
- Energy audits for a business, building, or process
- Regulatory compliance audits, waste audits, and/or safety audits combined with energy
- Capital project justification assistance, presentations
- Management assistance, including planning, custom on-site or computer-based training, employee awareness/motivation, energy team leadership, performance tracking, and public relations
- Measurement and verification, documenting results
Energy Accounting
- Analysis of energy tax credits for Wisconsin manufacturers
- Evaluation of energy purchasing strategies and rate structures
- Evaluation of cost incentives, rebates, financing programs, etc.
- Energy cost allocation
- Calculation of simple payback, return on investment
- Analysis of peak energy demand, load profiles, etc.
- GHG emission calculations/reporting and carbon foot printing
Environmental Efficiency Analysis
- Water/wastewater
- Solid and hazardous waste
- Pollution prevention and waste minimization
- Lean and Clean assessments of energy and environmental metrics
- Integration with WMEP’s value stream mapping, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma
- Warehousing, storage of raw materials, and defect handling
- Regulatory analysis/negotiations and air permit applicability
- Indoor air quality and OSHA safety
- Transportation systems