Collection Prepared by Nick Leritz, NEEA for Puget Sound Energy
Strategic Energy Management (SEM) provides organizations with a comprehensive approach to energy management that will achieve sustainable energy and cost savings over the long-term. This animated video effectively demonstrates SEM basics.
A rapidly growing approach to energy efficiency, strategic energy management (SEM) programs realize savings by using capital in concert with operations and management improvements to facilities
Strategic Energy Management (SEM) programs have expanded over the years in the United States and abroad (CEE 2016). SEM programs vary widely in implementation and scope, but typically involve a longer-term customer engagement.
This document was developed for the U.S. Department of Energy Uniform Methods Project (UMP). The UMP provides model protocols for determining energy and demand savings that result from specific energy-efficiency measures implemented through state and utility programs.
Use the Energy Opportunity Register to identify & track all energy projects. Track the details of important SEM practices, prioritize energy projects and determine what actions to take.
An Energy Treasure Hunt is a two- to three-day event that engages employees in identifying low-cost energy savings opportunities from behavioral, operational, and maintenance actions.
An Energy Management Information System (EMIS) is a software tool that stores, analyzes, and displays energy consumption data. Picking your way through the options is complex, especially when the software may need to be accompanied by hardware updates for data gathering.
The challenge for organizations that are new users of EMIS is that the software is often deployed by people who are very skilled at energy management but have less experience in rolling out complicated software across an organization. As a result, organizations may find themselves settling into a pattern of using the software that does not maximize the benefits.
A Report for Program Administrators
This report builds on NEEA’s 2014 report titled Inventory of Industrial Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) for M&V Applications, referred to in this report as “the EMIS Inventory.” Readers should refer to that report for a full definition of EMIS and for descriptions of EMIS features that are important to industrial customers and to program administrators.
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