Online Courses
Learn how SEM can help you save energy with access to trainings, courses, and exams through our updated and customizable learning platform.
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How to Form an Energy Team
This course explains the benefit of forming an energy team, such as diversified knowledge and building enthusiasm. It describes who should be on the team, their roles, common energy team tasks and resources necessary to be successful. -
How to Write an Energy Policy
This course discusses what it means to have an energy policy. It walks users through how to create an energy policy and provides examples of policies. -
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How to Get and Record Energy Data
This course walks users through how to find, read and record energy data from bills and other sources. It provides tips for organizing data and an introduction to energy baselines for use in measuring progress. -
How to Perform an Energy Audit
This course discusses the need for an energy audit, and describes the steps for performing an audit. It suggest ways to translate the results of the audit into meaningful energy projects and the importance of acting on what you learn from the audit.
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How to Find Free Help or Hire Professionals
This course compares the types of help available to companies that are considering an energy program or projects, from free help such as utilities and MEPs to consultants that are available for hire. It provides tips for hiring and working with paid consultants.
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How to Choose the Best Energy Projects
This course walks users through the process of evaluating, scoring and selecting energy projects using the Project Priorities Worksheet tool. It reviews the importance of necessary research and securing resources and approvals to ensure success.
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How to Estimate Costs for Energy Projects
This course discusses options for calculating the costs, savings and the payback timeframe of energy projects. It walks users through an example of calculating investment payback using the Simple Lifecycle Cost method (SLCC).
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How to Convert Measurements to Common Units
This course describes and discusses common energy units such as kilowatts, therms, gallons and BTUs. It provides examples of converting between this common units and also includes converting energy units to dollars.
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How to Translate Data into Performance
This course explains how to create a baseline using simple averaging, single and multi variable regression. It provides several examples and how to use spreadsheets to complete your organizations baseline for use in monitoring and tracking performance.
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How to Set and Achieve Energy Goals
This course explains the need for clear goals and that clear goals will generate better results. It presents a step by step how to set and achieve energy goals and targets. -
How to Manage the Energy that Matters Most
This course provides a step by step process for identifying your organization's significant energy uses to help focus your energy project efforts. It provides an example of using the process and typical examples of significant energy uses.
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How to Choose Performance Indicators
This course gives an introduction to setting goals and a step by step process for setting meaningful Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for tracking performance. It introduces the energy intensity KPI and the benefits of using it to strengthen your energy management program.
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