Use of Metering for Facility and Whole Building Energy Analysis by the U.S. Depratment of Energy Federal Energy Management Program

摘要

This paper details how the U.S. Department ofEnergy, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) isapplying metering technology to conduct empiricallybased analyses o f energy use by federal agencies.Continuing developments in sensors, data acquisition systems, microcomputers and monitoring protocolsare reducing the costs of metering to the pointthat it is becoming "too cheap not to meter" energyand the determinants of energy use at federalfacilities . This has widespread consequence forFEMP if one accepts the axiom that "one can't managewhat one doesn't measure."Several recently completed and ongoingactivities being managed by Pacific Northwestlaboratory for FEMP are highlighted in thispaper. This includes the metering of energy end usesfor a research laboratory building to supporta shared energy savings contract, analysis ofutility billing records, climate, and characteristics data for entire military bases to prioritizeenergy use testing requirements, and enhancementsto simplified energy analysis tools to help federalenergy decision-makers identify and evaluate cost-effective energy savings opportunities.