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This month’s
ES2 energy manager webinar is titled "Gaining Support and Involvement of
Leadership."
Energy managers across the state have done a great job of
drafting energy conservation guidelines and strategic plans to educate and
engage building operators and occupants. However, energy managers need the
support of their top organizational leaders to get approval for those plans,
break through red tape to implement them and receive recognition of the
progress made despite many challenges. This session will help energy managers
strategically engage their leadership to build support for their energy
conservation program.
Organizations that have issued a purchase order to
ES2 in order to enroll in the behavioral program are invited to register for
this month's energy manager webinar. Please register at least one hour in
advance of the webinar.
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This May, ES2 will begin an additional series of webinars
related to building systems equipment. These sessions will often feature guest
speakers and will cover a range of energy savings opportunities, including a
variety of behavioral and upgrade strategies.
As a continuation of April’s introduction to HVAC
controls, this month’s webinar is titled "Building Operational Technology
— Integrating Controls Systems.”
Many buildings have an outdated building automation
system, a patchwork of equipment controllers from various manufacturers, or
controls on several building systems with separate user interfaces. In each of
these scenarios, control systems integration can be a cost effective strategy
to help building operators manage their facilities for occupant comfort and
energy savings. Register online for this session to learn about the common
capabilities of control systems integration, the benefits of open source
communications protocols and other considerations in pursuing this strategy.
Organizations that have
issued a purchase order to ES2 in order to enroll in the behavioral program are
invited to register for this month's energy manager webinar. Please register at
least one hour in advance of the webinar.
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Project exemptions are due May
31, 2015, for billing period quarter one of CY 2015. Organizations must
submit exemptions on any specific projects that have resulted in energy savings
that they would like to remove from ES2’s fee calculations. Any project
completed between April 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015, must be submitted by May 31,
2015, to be considered for an exemption.
For a complete submission, please submit each
request through the online form and email
IPMVP-adherent supporting documentation to 20x2020@omes.ok.gov.
Further information is available in the online instructions.
If you have any questions about this process,
please email 20x2020@omes.ok.gov.
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The ES2 Quarterly Report Overview on June 2 at 2:00
p.m. is our last webinar in the EnergyCAP
implementation period. In this webinar, we will provide a detailed overview of
the report describing where the data comes from within EnergyCAP Online. We will
also review calculations and cover the normalized data process used in the
report.
If you have any questions concerning the upcoming webinar please contact the State Energy Programs Office (SEPO) at 20x2020@omes.ok.gov.
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Each
individual has the opportunity to contribute to our goal of reducing energy
consumption 20 percent by proactively finding small ways to help.
Energy efficient lighting systems use the minimum amount
of electricity necessary to provide the illumination required for the work
being done. Inadequate lighting can affect worker productivity and health, but
this may not always be a result of having too few bulbs. Along with
discoloration, the accumulation of dirt and other particles can account for up
to a 40 percent reduction in lighting efficiency.
By gently cleaning your lighting fixtures and bulbs, you
may find that as more of the light from each bulb reaches your work surface, you require fewer bulbs or fixtures for adequate lighting. Eliminating some bulbs or fixtures is an easy way to contribute to your energy
savings goal.
Before adding fixtures to
an under-lit space, first ensure that the current fixtures and bulbs are clean
and provide their maximum output.
Best practices recommend a regular schedule
of cleaning lighting fixtures should be integrated into each organization’s preventative
maintenance routine. As a rule of thumb, this cleaning should be done twice a
year. However, fixtures with excessive buildup (such as in a dusty environment)
may require multiple cleanings a year. By following this recommendation,
organizations can increase their energy savings and still have
plenty of light to continue their important work.
**Lenses and
reflectors should be cleaned according to manufacturer specifications and only
after ensuring that the necessary precautions have been taken.
If
you have any questions or ideas on tips to share, please contact Morgan Miller
of ES2 at mmiller@es2ok.com or 405-528-4500.
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