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Post Date: 22 March, 2024
Developed by members of the Northwest SEM Collaborative, the following document describes principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and Lean Management that strategic energy management...
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Post Date: 19 July, 2023
SEM has been an important driver of energy and cost savings for industrial and commercial customers over the past two decades. But SEM programs were originally designed to prioritize "avoided...
Post Date: 28 June, 2023
Building on the work from the Department of Energy’s (U.S. DOE’s) 50001 Ready program and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) SEMHub.com, Coefficient Consulting has developed their...
Post Date: 21 June, 2023
Historical data suggests that SEM participation nearly universally does not cause an increase in facility energy intensity. However, when non-routine events are not identified nor accurately...
Post Date: 18 March, 2023
Developed by the NW SEM Collaborative's Beyond the E working group, follow this guide to recruit your executive sponsor and maintain their support throughout the SEM enrollment process.
Post Date: 18 March, 2023
Developed by the NW SEM Collaborative's Beyond the E working group, use this checklist to ensure SEM survey design best practices, including formatting, framing, survey question design and...
Post Date: 30 January, 2023
Developed by the NW SEM Collaborative's Beyond the E working group, use this guide to improve your SEM recruitment by offering enhanced professional development, program design, prospect...
Post Date: 02 December, 2022
Establishing both an energy policy and an energy-improvement plan (aka, an energy plan) is crucial to the successful integration of Strategic Energy Management (SEM) into core business priorities...
Post Date: 16 November, 2022
In 2022, the SEM Collaborative's Beyond the E working group developed an open-sourced library of SEM-related trainings and educational opportunities available across North America. This collection...
Post Date: 11 November, 2022
Strategic Energy Management (SEM) is a well-proven pathway for achieving energy savings for commercial and industrial utility customers at low cost. It is a training and trust-building program...
Post Date: 20 October, 2022
The Northwest has been at the forefront of strategic energy management for more than 15 years. Through collaboration and active practice, utilities and other energy efficiency program...
Post Date: 20 October, 2022
An output of a group exercise from the 2022 SEM Collaborative Fall Workshop, explore the crowd-sourced historical milestones of the Northwest SEM Collaborative, and how this important work has...
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