The whole objective of Energy Management is to allow you to have a greater understanding of how energy is being used now and what decisions can be made to use energy more efficiently and to save costs in the future. In order to make changes you need to plan ahead. These documents can help you or an organisation develop and implement an energy management plan. The plan should be actioned in conjunction with other energy management tools such as monitoring and targeting.

This page links to sample plans and other guidelines which will give guidance in developing a typical energy plan. These are only a small sample of the resources which are available to EMANZ members.

Energy Management Programme Guides - (A blueprint for your Energy Management Programme)

Many of you will have seen and used these guides produced by EECA; but you may not know that they were updated in May 2011, so have a look at the latest versions. 

Setting up an energy management programme

Contents

• Developing an energy management policy and plan
• Developing an action plan: critical success factors9
• Appointing an energy manager/co-ordinator
• Where the position should be located

Key aspects of implementing an energy management programme

This guide is intended more for the people who are tasked with actioning an Energy Management Programme. It introduces an in depth look at the implementation process including reviewing historical energy use, setting up an energy audit and ongoing monitoring and reporting.

Contents

• Tips for an energy manager
• Motivating staff to manage energy
• Reviewing historic energy use
• Effective energy auditing
• Developing the business case for projects
• Evaluating potential projects – financial aspects
• Setting targets
• Monitoring and reporting

EMANZ Energy Plan template

EMANZ has developed a sample and template for a five year energy action plan which can be used as the basis for developing a plan. The template is in the form of a series of matrices allowing actions to be programmed as immediate, with 12 months, or within the next 3 or 5 years. Sample cost benefits and rationales for the actions are included. The template includes examples of how it can be populated. Matrices address these areas:

• Management Actions
• Analytical Actions
• Technical Actions
• Management Costs and Benefits
• Analysis Costs and Benefits
• Technical Costs and Benefits
• Management Rationale
• Analysis Rationale
• Technical Rationale

Energy Leader

Energy Leader is an on-line tool from EECA designed to help consumers reduce energy. 

It produces an action plan, outlining how to reduce energy use and save money.  It gives typical savings from each action, the type of investment needed - of capital, repairs and maintenance or operational - and the payback period for each investment.  The action plan is an important document to help focus efforts, measure progress and motivate others to get on board.

It takes about five minutes to answer some simple questions about the organisation, and Energy Leader develops a fully customised action plan to help save energy and money. You can save the plan and review it at any time to assess progress.

The plan considers:

• Energy use - gives practical energy-saving advice for the equipment and facilities.
• Energy management - make sure you've got the basics right to be an energy-efficient outfit.
• Action planning - review your plan and tailor it to suit your workplace.

Get started with Energy Leader here on the EECA web-site.

Sample Energy Policy and a sample Energy Strategy

This sample energy strategy outlines how you'll go about achieving energy goals and putting policy into action.
http://www.eecabusiness.govt.nz/node/18081

Other resources

Sample Energy Management Policy / Plan

A useful template for developing a 5 year energy management plan.

Energy Savings Fact Sheet - Energy Management

This outlines some high level actions to take to start developing an energy management plan.

Australia

In Australia very large energy users are subjected to both Federal and State requirements for developing and energy management plans. Although these requirements do not apply to New Zealand organisations there are some very useful resources provided for Australian energy users and you may find some of them of assistance with your work. Also as more EMANZ members are starting to carry out work in Australia it is important that you understand their requirements.

Requirements to have a plan

In Australia, requirements to have an energy plan include:

Energy Efficiencies Opportunity (EEO)

Participation in Energy Efficiency Opportunities is mandatory for corporations that use more than 0.5 petajoules (PJ) of energy per year.

Those subject to the Australian Energy Efficiencies Opportunity (EEO) requirements need to produce an Assessment and Reporting Schedule.  This requires that opportunities for energy savings be identified and a plan of action developed. To assist this process a template has been developed which outlines how opportunities are identified and the actions to be taken to achieve these savings and to report on progress towards meeting the goals.  The EEO Assessment Handbook details how to identify potential opportunities and the EEO Industry Guidelines outlines how to prepare an Assessment and Reporting Schedule. (These are substantial documents and reflect the increasing interest in energy management across the Tasman.
NSW.

In NSW, Energy Savings Action Plans must be completed by businesses and government agencies with sites using more than 10 GWh of electricity a year, and local councils with populations of more than 50,000 people. The Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW has developed Guidelines for Energy Savings Action Plans which is a useful document for anyone drawing up a plan.

Queensland

The Smart Energy Savings Program applies to Queensland’s medium-to-large business energy users. The program is being implemented in stages, starting with businesses with sites that consume between 100 terajoules and 500 terajoules (TJ) a year. The threshold will be reduced to capture smaller energy users, above 10 TJ in later years. Among the requirements of the program is the need to produce an ‘Energy Savings Plan of measures to implement’. There is more information in the ‘Smart Energy Savings Program Guide’.

Victoria

The Victoria State Environment Protection Policy requires that generators of greenhouse gas emissions must undertake to prepare an Environment and Resource Efficiency Plan dependent on their energy consumption.

EPA’s Environment and Resource Efficiency Plans program is intended to help businesses reduce water and energy use and waste generation.
All commercial and industrial sites in Victoria that use more than 100 TJ of energy and/or 120 ML of water in a financial year need to prepare a plan that identifies actions to improve resource efficiency.

The EREP Toolkit is a practical manual to assist businesses become more financially and environmentally sustainable through improved resource use.
Case studies, guidance and references in the five modules of the EREP Toolkit are designed to support businesses in EREP, but can also be used by any business aiming to improve resource efficiency.

Overview of the EREP program

• A management systems approach to resource efficiency
• An integrated resource efficiency site assessment procedure
• Calculating payback periods
• Resource management tools, and where you can go for further help