NRG 142 Energy Accounting

Course will include review of energy units, data gathering for energy accounting utility rates and schedules, energy data organization, adjusted baselines, cost avoidance, load factor, data analysis, data presentation, use EPA's Portfolio Manager software.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BT 123 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Analyze utility consumption through defining trends, adjusted baselines, weather normalization, load factors, load shapes, and baseloads
2. Develop cost-effective solutions to high energy consumption through operation and maintenance improvements, energy saving capital improvement measures, measurement and verification of the operating conditions of energy-using equipment, and monitoring systems
3. Identify methods of implementing energy conservation measure projects and explore different utility incentives
4. Use simple payback and life cycle cost analysis to differentiate and select energy efficiency measures