PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Project Development:
Project
Development begins with good projects. Good projects begin with
solid foundations. Solid foundations begin with excellent
communication. These principles are fundamental to successful
Project Development. The best
project poorly communicated will take longer to develop and cost more.
We, at EnerTech Services,
strive to provide the clearest, most concise, and above all else accurate
communications during project development.
Establish Goals:
Before
we begin to develop projects we will gain a clear understanding of the
customers goals. In order to
do this, we believe that it is imperative to assemble an interdisciplinary
team that can efficiently address all aspects of the technical analysis
process. The team should
include on a full or part time basis all stakeholders in the changes to
come and EnerTech
Services. The team should strive to work openly,
inventively and diligently towards a successful technical energy solution
that fits all requirements of the Energy Saving Performance Contracting
(ESPC) process. It is
imperative that the knowledge, expertise, and background understanding of
the client guide the technical analysis and help arrive at the best
possible solution.
Establish Baseline:
The
establishment of the baseline is essential to project development. Are we working with utility costs only or are there some
O&M costs that should be evaluated as well.
Has the base year’s weather been normalized? Have all available commodities been included?
We, at EnerTech Services,
can bring this baseline into focus. This
would include a thorough evaluation of all utility tariffs affecting the
project. A clear
understanding of the utility tariffs is essential to the baseline
evaluation process.
Technical Analysis:
The
technical analysis process begins once the goals and the baseline have
been established. This is not
to say that these values are fixed, but they should at least be well
founded. Each proposed Energy
Conservation Measure (ECM) should be screened for potential and compared
against the mix of other related ECM’s to see what the net effect of all
will be. A Scope of Work for
each discipline involved in each ECM should be written and delivered to
prospective sub-contractors. Their
responses will be used to establish cost.
The
team should review every assumption made during this development phase.
Conclusions are easier to sell if all the variables are agreed to
previously. EnerTech Services
will comprehensively define all viable
scenarios and help select the most appropriate solution.
This process helps to keep measurement and verification costs to a
minimum.
Measurement and Verification:
Measurement and verification is a two-step process.
The baseline assumptions should be measured and the
post-installation consumption should be verified.
Data logging is the preferred method to measure loads over time.
We, at EnerTech Services,
are capable of data logging everything from lighting to the most complex
HVAC systems.
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