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Energy Trust of Oregon: Commercial SEM Guide

Written by SEM Collaborative | Thu, Sep 14, 2023

Improving energy efficiency at your business is one of the easiest ways to reduce operating costs.

Strategic Energy Management (SEM) provides organizations with the structure and education to implement energy management actions that result in long-term savings and operational improvements. As an SEM participant, organizations receive hands-on coaching from an energy coach who will assist in evaluating energy performance and help develop a plan for achieving your efficiency goals.

Using a combination of coaching and technical aid, participants will learn how to measure energy use, establish energy performance goals, identify energy improvements and track progress. “ When our staff hear about the incentive checks and then get to see the impact of their efforts, they realize just how much of an impact they’re making around campus. In a time when budgets are so tight, these energy saving efforts make a real difference.

The SEM curriculum focuses on simple changes—like optimizing building systems or adjusting occupancy sensors—that improve comfort, safety and operational performance. Based on your organization’s progress, Energy Trust of Oregon provides cash incentives for energy-saving actions. 

You can invest more in your business and employees, plus reduce your environmental impact and operate more sustainably. Energy efficiency goes beyond investments in upgrades at your facilities. You can gain even more savings by engaging your staff in energy-saving practices. Energy Trust of Oregon is here to help.

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