Prism's Cohort Resources
Collection Prepared by Brenda
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Achieve Immediate and Ongoing Energy Savings
Post Date: 15 December, 2016
An overview of Industrial SEM, its benefits, and some of the practices used to achieve savings.
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Co-branded plant posters for communicating energy-efficient best practices
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
These posters are intended to help build employee energy awareness within your facilities, and to promote energy efficiency behaviors in the workplace and at home. Select posters are also offered...
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DOE eGuide
Post Date: 27 December, 2016
The U.S Department of Energy’s eGuide is a dynamic tool that guides your energy team to build and continually improve your energy management program over time. With three levels for you to choose...
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Compressed Air Employee Engagement Toolkit
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
For most sectors, compressed air is among the largest consumers of energy in the industrial space and can have a payback of well under a year.
This campaign toolkit from BC Hydro motivates...
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Advanced metering for SMEs
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
This report investigates savings that could be achieved through the use of advanced metering in SMEs and reviews its case from the perspective of the site, the energy supplier and the Government.
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Enhanced O&M
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
Enhanced O&M goes beyond the basics, by anticipating problems and proactively addressing equipment issues before they affect performance. A well defined and executed O&M plan will improve...
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Guide for selecting an EMIS for an industrial customer
Post Date: 16 January, 2017
An Energy Management Information System (EMIS) is a software tool that stores, analyzes, and displays energy consumption data. The challenge for potential users of EMIS is that the number of...
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How to Choose the Best Energy Projects
Post Date: 08 September, 2021
This step-by-step approach guides you through the process of identifying, evaluating, scoring and selecting energy projects. It reviews the importance of necessary research, and securing resources...
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How to Estimate Costs for Energy Projects
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
This course takes a common-sense approach to options for calculating the costs, savings and the payback timeframe of energy projects. It walks users through an example of calculating investment...
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How to Form an Energy Team
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
Understand the benefits of forming an energy team, including diversified knowledge and building enthusiasm. This course will help energy managers learn who should be on the team, their roles, common... -
How to Improve through Operations and Maintenance
Post Date: 30 November, 2020
This course examines how to improve energy savings through changes in operations and maintenance (O&M) practices. It provides examples of effective commercial and industrial O&M...
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How to Manage the Energy that Matters Most
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
This course goes through a step-by-step process for identifying your organization's Significant Energy Uses (SEUs) to help prioritize your energy project efforts. It includes examples of using the...
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How to Monitor, Target and Report Performance
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
The importance of a monitoring, targeting, and reporting system to optimize and maintain best possible energy performance is the focus of this course. It includes examples of effective commercial and... -
How to Perform an Energy Audit
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
An energy audit helps your organization find practical opportunities to save energy. This course provides a step-by-step approach for performing an audit. It includes methods to translate audit...
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How to Translate Data into Performance
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
This course explains how to create a baseline using simple averaging, single and multi-variable regression. It provides examples, including how to use spreadsheets to develop your organization’s...
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Industrial Strategic Energy Management (SEM) Impact Evaluation Report
Post Date: 06 April, 2017
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) began offering its Energy Management (EM) Program to industrial facilities in 2010. Through the program, BPA provides long-term energy management...
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Industrial Energy Talk Cards
Post Date: 06 September, 2021
The BetterBricks Industrial Energy Talk Cards make it easier than ever to stimulate energy efficiency conversation and learning among facility staff. Outlining a variety of SEM tools, approaches...
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Manufacturer's Control Energy Costs through Strategic Energy Management
Post Date: 15 December, 2016
A high-level overview of SEM in manufacturing, including answers to some frequently asked questions, the benefits of SEM, and a list of some of Oregon's biggest practitioners.
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MT&R Reference Guide - Revision 5.0
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
This document outlines recommended methodologies to establish the baseline energy models at a whole-facility or subsystem level, and ultimately quantify energy savings associated with the...
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Using an Energy Management Information System Guide for an Industrial Customer
Post Date: 29 December, 2016
An Energy Management Information System (EMIS) is a software tool that stores, analyzes, and displays energy consumption data. The challenge for organizations that are new users of EMIS is that...
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Strategic Energy Management Plan Example
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
This template provides an example of a strategic energy management plan. You can use or adapt this example for your own facility or workplace tosupport your own organization’s energy management goals.
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