AEE Business Energy Professional case studies
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The Business Energy Professional (BEP) is an Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) credential that recognizes business, marketing, and energy professionals who demonstrate a high level of competence and ethical fitness in business/marketing and energy-management disciplines, including the laws that govern and affect energy professionals. It is designed for people who bridge technical energy work and business decisions: business professionals who oversee energy professionals, energy professionals who present and justify energy-saving projects to executive management, consultants who propose efficiency projects to clients, and staff who decide which business-improvement programs get approved. The AEE Business Energy Professional case studies are 5 cases and about 2,768 words.
1Demand Ratchet and Battery Peak Shaving
A 24/7 food-processing plant has a monthly peak that reached 1,200 kW in July and 700 kW in January. The tariff bills demand at 12/kW-month on the billing demand, which is the greater of actual monthly peak or 80% of the highest peak in the trailing 11 months.
564 words, about 3 min2M&V Baseline Adjustment for a Chiller Retrofit
A university retrofits a 1,200-ton chilled-water plant with variable-speed drives and new controls under an energy performance contract. The baseline period had 1,000,000 ton-hours and 1,200,000 kWh, giving 1.20 kWh/ton-hour.
541 words, about 3 min3Envelope Trade-Off Versus Whole-Building Performance
A 20,000 ft² office addition is designed in a climate zone where the adopted code is ASHRAE 90.1-2019. The prescriptive envelope limits are roof U-0.032, wall U-0.064, vertical glazing U-0.38 and SHGC-0.25.
570 words, about 3 min4ESPC Cash Flow and Guarantee Risk
A hospital considers a 2.0 million ESPC for lighting and HVAC. Projected utility savings are 260,000/year, and maintenance savings are 20,000/year.
521 words, about 3 min5CHP Sizing, Standby Charges, and Thermal Credit
A 500-bed hospital has a base electric load of 1,200 kW and a base thermal load of 4.0 MMBtu/h for 8,000 hours/year. It is considering a 1.5 MW reciprocating CHP unit with a heat rate of 7,000 Btu/kWh and 3.5 MMBtu/h of recoverable heat.
572 words, about 3 min