Application Note

4 Fluke Corporation Banding together to conserve resources
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Fluke. Keeping your world
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imperative. Finding alternate
funding sources can make or
break a project. And with staffs
small and shrinking, facilities
managers need help from every
direction—including their elec-
trical and HVAC/R contractors.
“All of ’em can fix it”
“If a unit goes out and we call
for help it’s not just about calling
them up to fix it. All of ’em can
fix it,” said Tingley. “It’s the guy
who tells me ’yes, I can fix it, but
why would you put one of those
back up? If you use this other
fixture, energy savings alone
will pay you back.’ And when
that actually happens, you’re
more apt to call that guy back
again.”
He pointed to a city building
where five of 11 exterior lighting
units failed. Building users were
concerned. Tingley’s electrical
contractor studied the problem
and proposed replacing all 11
fixtures with energy-saving
alternatives. With rebates from
the power company, the job
would actually cost less than
just fixing the five failed units.
Result: brighter lights, less
energy use, and a happy city
customer.
How to handle nine bosses:
The Ric Boge recipe
1. Apply common sense.
“I’m not an engineer, I’m not technically trained in these fields, but it’s
pretty obvious in many instances what can be done and what should be
done.”
2. Build trusting relationships.
“Listen a lot and be very respectful of facility operators and maintenance
personnel, because they know their facilities very well. I’m not going in
there to tell them what to do—I want to hear their thoughts, and show
them graphic examples of usage based on this database program I have.
Talk about it and get their input.”
3. Communicate frequently with all stakeholders.
“From the elected officials down to the facilities personnel and the con-
servation committees that I tried to get established internally within each
jurisdiction…I do a monthly update and communicate by phone, email, or
in person to keep efficient energy management on their radar screen.”
4. Show them the results.
Having a reliable utility management database, a knack for numbers,
and competence with spreadsheets is critical, Boge said. “That’s a lot of
what I do—analyze data, put it into charts and graphs and sent it out to
‘em on a regular basis, so they can see.” He often tells them, “It’s your
money! Change how you do things and keep some of it for more important
purposes.”
Useful links for conserving energy
resources
Utility Manager
™
software:
http://www.lpbenergy.com/utility-manager.htm
Puget Sound Energy—Energy Interval Service brochure:
http://www.pse.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/business/
3964_EISQwikStart.pdf
Resource Conservation Manager Program:
http://www.pse.com/solutions/forbusiness/pages/
efficiencyComPrograms.aspx?tab=2&chapter+1
Itron Smart Meters:
https://www.itron.com/na/Pages/default.aspx
Washington State University Extension Energy Program—
Resource Conservation Management:
http://www.energy.wsu.edu/PublicFacilitiesSupport/
ResourceConservation.aspx
Washington State University Extension Energy Program—
Shared RCM Program:
http://www.energy.wsu.edu/PublicFacilitiesSupport/
ResourceConservation/SharedRCM.aspx