The start of a new year can be a valuable time to
take a fresh look at your energy management
practices. Kick off the new year with a full to-do list of
resolutions that you'll actually keep!
Do some research on GRI, CDP, and ENERGY
STAR® so that you’ll be ahead of the curve when
updates take place that could affect you. Read up
on resources like the EPA’s Energy Strategy for
the Road Ahead.
Stay on top of next year's
regulations
Involve the whole
organization in energy
savings
Take advantage of lingering holiday spirit and post-
vacation energy to launch a company-wide energy-
saving initiative. If you can measure total energy usage
before and after, demonstrating a tangible impact will
raise employee engagement and support for your
programs. The Carbon Trust offers useful tools for this,
including campaign guides, posters, and stickers.
Pick your best performing
building and extend those
best practices to others
You’ve spent plenty of time poring over your worst-
performing and highest-consuming buildings, finding
ways to lower consumption and spend. But what
about the best ones? What are these buildings doing
right and how can you get the rest of your portfolio to
follow their example?
New Year = Renewable
Resources
Use this time to go after the procurement projects
you’ve been keeping on the backburner. Take
advantage of historical data and tariff analysis to
make informed recommendations. Before you start,
take a look at PwC’s recent report for insight into the
drivers and challenges behind corporate renewable
energy procurement.
Get the most out of your
dataIf you’re not getting your data fast enough because
you’re waiting on monthly paper bills, or you’re not
getting enough detail because you’re dependent on
the AP department, stop sitting on your hands and do
something about it. Better data is out there. The new
year is the perfect time to start spending more time
acting on your data and less time trying to organize it.
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