ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS

While energy management continues to be a growing trend today among many

organizations and enterprises, there isn’t one industry or particular enterprise that

can benefit from energy management over another. Regardless of industry,

business size, or even building size, energy management can still be a crucial part

to reducing overall energy consumption and costs.

Many plant and facility project managers that operate in small or medium-sized

buildings might be under the misconceived notion that energy management isn’t

needed for them because they function in such a small setting. Nothing could be

further from the truth. While the energy strategy and management tactics might be

different for a smaller business or building, energy management can still have a

high-performing impact on energy consumption and costs.

Even though some small businesses operate out of small buildings, and manage a

smaller plant, as a result, the building itself might be dated, which can compromise

energy efficiency and lead to an increase in costs over the long run. Luckily, there

are various resources, technology, and software available that can help plant and

facility project managers and teams monitor overall energy usage.

While technology and other energy management resources have proven to be

incredibly helpful and beneficial to many enterprises and organizations, finding the

right technology that accurately captures energy consumption and provides useful

data for smaller buildings has been a challenge for smaller businesses. As a result,

many small businesses have relied on others, such as their HVAC contractors to

manage and oversee building energy efficiency.

While enlisting assistance from others to manage energy efficiency, one of the most

important and challenging goals for small businesses and buildings is to lower

energy costs with little financial investment in expensive or technology or other tools

that require a lot of support, training, and resources. Small businesses often do not

have the financial or physical resources necessary for such an undertaking.

Small business owners and plant and facility project managers should rather devote

their time and resources to expanding and leveraging existing resources to

implementing and executing an internal energy management plan. An energy

management plan for small businesses and buildings should consist of the following

steps:

1. Compare energy usage against other small buildings (either in the same or similar

area or industry).

2. Analyze overall energy costs and consumptions over a projected period of time

(three months, six months or twelve months).

3. Delegate the responsibility of conducting a building walk-through on a regular basis.

4. Analyze results with a manager or small business owner.

5. Align results with overall performance metrics (tied to energy management goals).

All in all, energy management for small businesses and small buildings, particularly

if they are outdated or old, is important too. In fact, since small businesses are often

tied to smaller resources and tools, energy management becomes even more

important. Now small businesses can save money from having to continuously rely

on contractors for energy management results as well as overall energy

consumption and costs.

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