IMPLEMENTING BEHAVIORAL ENERGY CHANGE (BEC)

摘要

Many sites pursue very large efficiency gains, converting old equipment to newer efficient models, knowing that this will potentially provide large savings. But often these savings do not occur to the planned degree for many reasons, including operational/personnel issues. Other times, we either don't realize, or are slow to realize, that significant conservation savings could be cheaply achieved if we could only get employees to perform at work the same, correct, energy behaviors employees perform at home, or some other simple work practice changes. In either of the two examples, people are often both the strongest and weakest link in the energy reduction chain, and they can very often make or break meeting your energy reduction goals. At some sites, my experience has shown that behavioral energy savings might be 10 or more of a site's total utility budget, so we know this should be addressed. But when it comes to people and energy, the "squishy yet hard" question is how best to go about attacking energy reduction through behavioral change? This paper will present how to best use the "human element" when it comes to energy management and reduction, though application of typical behavioral based methodology. We will present the classic considerations with any behavioral modification program, evaluating the common definitions, terms, and principles. We will then apply behavior based techniques to actual energy reduction examples, showing real world methods and results.