Sustainable Energy Management Program Design

Energy efficiency is sometimes about more than short term projects and new technology. Instead, it can be developing an on-ongoing culture and process for continuous improvement sometimes referred to as an energy management program. A strategic energy management program puts in place processes, systems and standards to help an organization better manage its energy use on an ongoing basis. It involves developing and implementing an energy policy, setting achievable targets for energy use, and designing action plans to reach them and measure progress. This might include implementing new energy-efficient technologies, but it may also include reducing energy waste by improving current processes or adopting operational practices to cut energy costs.