Energy benchmarks & best practices of 10 years + effects of COVID-19

ABSTRACT

Covid-19 is transforming corporate real estate. A new calculus drives locations, space required, workdays, operating hours, services, etc. Budgets must absorb the costs of increased ventilation, filtration, sanitization, workspace sizes and distancing. Utilities managers for large portfolios face new conditions, raising new concerns for energy usage, costs and planning. Data from previous years is a partial resource, but thorough analysis examines detailed energy usage and costs per square foot, not simply costs per kWh, per therm, per gallon, etc. Guerin Associates has conducted benchmarking studies comparing energy usage and costs among office facilities with heavy energy demand at major corporations, such as at pharmaceuticals and life sciences firms. Costs for all fuels are included, and all energy converted into BTUs, allowing for a broad range of rigorous comparisons. We employ factors from DOE data, EIA costs and climate statistics, etc. and update to approximate current conditions. We have also compared data annually since 2007, providing high-level information from dozens of major firms. The program has expanded and improved, now including best practices Successful metrics, programs, processes, etc. described by actual process owners. We also examine connections between best practices and energy usage and costs. © 2021 AEE World Energy Conference and Expo 2021. All rights reserved.