Key Personnel Drive Energy Projects for Industry

摘要

How can an industrial facility implement electrical industrial projects while addressing the barrier of limited staff or lack of manpower? A robust, regional industrial program was recently designed to address the different goals and needs of serving utilities and their industrial end users in the Pacific Northwest. The Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) Energy Smart Industrial (ESI) program provides a regional, holistic approach. One key feature of the ESI program’s Energy Management Pilot is the Energy Project Manager (EPM). Currently the ESI program is actively co-funding 18 EPMs at 22 different industrial plants served by 15 different electrical distribution utilities; seeing an uptake in project development. In order to ensure success, both facility management and plant engineering staff needs to readily support this position and see the potential effect on the plant’s overall energy usage. The EPM is not exactly an efficiency measure, but a means to drive projects; identifying energy saving opportunities and managing projects from ‘cradle to grave.’ In FY2010, 1.69 aMW savings from completed projects were on EPM Comprehensive Plans, while 10.04 aMW savings potential from projects are identified for completion in FY2011. This paper will outline the ESI component’s design and processes established, the qualifications and requirements, share the achievements from actual facilities, and provide some of the lessons learned along the way.