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- Preparation
- Utility Cost Analysis
- Energy usage trends:
- heating and cooling loads - seasonally dependent
- process loads - production dependent
- fixed loads - base load
- unusual changes
- Rate structure interpretation - kW draw and kWh consumption
- Incremental costs - projected energy costs
- Energy Balance
- End use breakdown
- Do system models fit with annual records?
- Mass Balance
- Collecting Data
- Anecdotal
- Observation
- Measurement
- Estimation
- Includes consulting plant personnel
- "Making do with" (leveraging) available data
- First Estimates (SWAGs)
- Red Flags
- Rules of Thumb
- Seeing the Big Picture
- A Critical Mind
- Analysis
- Understanding the level of analysis you are planning / able to do
