1st Edition

Manual for Intelligent Energy Services

By Shirley J. Hansen Copyright 2002
    312 Pages
    by River Publishers

    This book is dedicated to the front line manager of America's economic life blood: energy. It is designed to help owners and managers first assess their organization's energy conditions, and then determine the best outsourcing strategies for needed services. The author shares experiences drawn from over 25 years in the energy business and work in over 30 countries, and provides succinct case studies to expand on important points raised and to provide insight into their application. The final section takes into account recent events which have highlighted the unpredictable situation surrounding our energy supplies, as well as how to make the most of it.

    Preface

    Section 1. STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR REDICING COSTS

    Introduction: Déjà vu All Over Again… and Again

    The People Factor

    People

    Energy Policy

    Master Plan

    Energy Management

    Thawing the "Frozen Middle"

    Operations and Maintenance

    Is Anybody Listening?

    The E-Mail Deluge

    Diluting Power

    Are We Speaking the Same Language

    Communications Strategies

    Section II. SEEKING OUTSIDE RESOURCES

    Introduction: The In-House—Out-House Dilemma

    Questions to Ask a Consultant

    The Investment Grade Audit

    Why the Traditional Audit is No Longer Good Enough

    What the IGA Offers

    Questions to Pose

    Information Rules

    Critical Role of Information

    Accounting for Energy Analysis

    Computer-based Information Systems

    Operations and Maintenance

    Build or Buy

    The Critical Role of M&V

    The Case for M&V

    M&V Guidance

    M&V Options

    Changes in the 2001 IPMVP Version

    The M&V Plan

    Measurement Devices

    Commissioning and the M&V Fit

    When M&V Just Isn’t Working

    Section III. LINKING UP WITH AN ESCO

    Introduction: The Growing ESCO Opportunity

    Financing Options

    The Owner’s Perspective

    A Primer on Financing

    Performance Contracting Financial Models

    Creating Bankable Projects

    Project Enhancement

    Managing Risks

    Performance Contracting: A Risk Analysis Framework

    Risk Analysis Framework: Risk Categories

    Managing Your Own Risks Makes Money

    Keeping Risks in Perspective

    Getting the "Right" ESCO

    The Big Risk: Getting the Right ESCO

    Weighting the Criteria

    Putting It All Together

    Getting Serious: Issuing the RFP

    The Evaluation Process

    What to Watch Out For

    What ESCOs Are Looking For

    By Thomas K. Dreessen

    Sales Potential Risk

    Sales Cycle Risk

    Project Development Risk

    Project Implementation

    Project Performance

    Contracts and Negotiations

    Contract Elements

    Contracts: Laying the Groundwork

    Key Contract Considerations

    The ESA: Section by Section

    Negotiations

    Section IV: BUYING POWER

    Introduction: The New World of Mass Confusion and Opportunity

    Sorting It Out

    Knowing What you Are Buying—And How

    Much It Really Costs

    Fossil Fuels

    Electricity

    Distributed Energy Resources

    Doing Something About It

    What Energy Users Need to Know About Renewables

    By Merwin Brown

    Renewable Energy: Promise and Characteristics

    The Current Market for Renewables

    New Energy Products

    Making the Most of Dereg

    The Changing "Utility"

    Growing Options

    Things to Watch Out For

    REFERENCES

    APPENDICEIES

    Appendix A, Costing Out Energy Work

    Appendix B, M&V Options

    Appendix C, ESCO Evaluation

    INDEX

    Biography

    Shirley J Hansen (Consultant, Gig Harbor, Washington, USA) (Author)