Overview

ANSI Approves U.S. Technical Advisory Group on Energy Management ANSI has approved the formation of a United States Technical Advisory Group (US TAG) for the ISO project committee (ISO PC 242) mandated to develop an international standard on energy management. The TAG is a mechanism for identifying issues and developing national consensus regarding energy management. Read the announcement (PDF 315 KB) for more details about the group’s charge and how to participate.
	SEP Effort Launches Energy Quick Start Website The SEP Communications and Outreach Working Group launched the Energy Quick Start website to help manufacturing plants start or accelerate their energy efficiency programs.  The site includes a comprehensive listing of energy efficiency and conservation resources that are available from public and non-profit sources.  Most of these resources are available at no cost and include documents, software, training, spreadsheets, case studies, tip sheets, experts, and calculators. Visit the site http://www.energyquickstart.org to start achieving superior energy performance today!

The Superior Energy Performance partnership is a collaboration of industry, government, and non-profit organizations that seeks to improve the energy intensity of U.S. manufacturing by 25% by 2017 through voluntary initiatives.

U.S. industry has the capacity to significantly improve its overall energy performance and help meet both private-sector and national goals for energy and the environment. To expedite progress in achieving this potential, the following partners are collaborating to elevate the priority of energy management in typical industrial operations:

• U.S. industry
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Industrial Technologies Program (ITP), Save Energy Now program
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ENERGY STAR Industry Program
• U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• Texas Industries of the Future (Texas IOF)

This partnership is addressing the current need for a consistent, performance-based framework that fosters continuous progress in industrial energy efficiency. The proposed framework provides a mechanism to help individual companies assign greater value to energy efficiency improvements, independently verify resulting energy savings, receive public recognition for achievements, and "raise the bar" for industrial energy efficiency overall.

A Steering Committee has been formed to develop the scope of work and an implementation plan to support the Superior Energy Performance initiative. The Steering Committee will establish voluntary subcommittees or working groups, as required. In addition, they will work with DOE, EPA, and NIST to identify and secure the resources required to execute the implementation plan.

• ANSI-Accredited Plant Energy-Efficiency Certification Program Plan, May 14,2008 (PDF 64 KB)
• Roster of Steering Committee Members (PDF 11 KB)

Progress to Date

• The SEP Standards Development Working Group is coordinating with ANSI standards developers on drafting standards for (1) energy management and (2) systems assessments
• Georgia Tech, the ANSI Energy Management Standard Developer, is overseeing revisions to the existing energy management standard, MSE 2000:2005
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is the ANSI Standards Developer overseeing project teams to develop assessment standards for specific system types.  Project teams have been formed for the following systems: pumping, compressed air, steam, and process heat.  Each team is composed of experts that will draft the standards that will be industry-tested and submitted to ANSI.  
• The Certification Strategy Working Group will develop a business model for ANSI-accredited plant certification and consider aspects of measurement and verification.  The group will also develop certified practitioner programs to verify compliance with the energy management standard and the system assessment standards.
• The Texas Pilot Program, a sub-working group, will initially test and review the system assessment standards, the management system standards, and the plant certification criteria.
• The Communications and Outreach Working Group is in charge of developing a communications plan for the Superior Energy Performance planning committee and the committee's outputs.
• The group has launched the Energy Quick Start website to help manufacturing plants start or accelerate their energy efficiency programs.  The site includes a comprehensive listing of energy efficiency and conservation resources that are available from public and non-profit sources.  Most of these resources are available at no cost and include documents, software, training, spreadsheets, case studies, tip sheets, experts, and calculators.
  Visit the site http://www.energyquickstart.org to start achieving superior energy performance today!

The following chart shows the proposed SEP committee structure, along with ANSI standards developers. (PDF 81 KB)

Other activities include:

• The Steering Committee is working with ANSI in the process for U.S. participation in the development of an ISO standard for plant energy management.
• The Steering Committee is building a partnership with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to increase industry awareness and interest in voluntary energy efficiency programs. NAM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DOE and is developing an MOU with EPA to promote energy efficiency among NAM members.
• A small planning group, including representatives from industry, ANSI, DOE, EPA, MEP, and Texas IOF, collaborated on the preliminary concept proposal.  (PDF 306 KB)
• An initial "Achieving Superior Energy Performance" meeting was held on March 6, 2007 (see details)

July 10th Stakeholders Meeting on ISO Energy Management System Standard

The US Department of Energy (DOE) hosted a meeting on July 10, 2007 to obtain stakeholder input on a possible U.S. proposal for the development of international energy management system standards through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). If proposed, the U.S. would seek the leadership of this ISO activity. For meeting details, please view the meeting summary (PDF 119 KB) and presentations:

• Government-Industry Collaboration to Achieve Improved U.S. Industrial Energy Intensity, Paul Scheihing, U.S. DOE (PDF 468 KB)
• ANSI/MSE 2000:2005: A Management System for Energy, William Meffert, Georgia Institute of Technology (PDF 1.2 MB)
• ANSI and U.S. Participation in ISO, Steven P. Cornish, ANSI (PDF 150 KB)

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Papers and Presentations

• Paper submitted to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Certifying Industrial Energy Efficiency Performance: Aligning Management, Measurement, and Practice to Create Market Value (PDF 68 KB)
  


• Superior Energy Performance Partnership: Reducing Energy Intensity in U.S. Industrial Plants (PDF 290 KB)

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The success of this voluntary, industry-driven effort depends upon designing a program that balances requirements for measurement and documentation of performance with practical considerations and costs. We welcome your comments on any aspect of the program.

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