Federal Energy Managers

The U.S. Federal government is the nation's largest energy consumer. By increasing energy efficiency at federal facilities, federal energy managers can save money and resources, increase safety, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Leadership in energy efficiency gives federal energy managers an opportunity for national recognition through various award programs.

Below, federal energy managers will find energy-efficiency resources to increase their facilities' productivity and safety while decreasing per-unit emissions.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) helps federal agencies save energy, save taxpayer dollars, and demonstrate leadership with responsible, cleaner energy choices. FEMP provides technical assistance, energy management success stories, and funding mechanisms for energy improvements.

The Alliance to Save Energy's Federal Energy Productivity Program sponsors training for federal energy managers, provides liaison between the public and private sectors, and researches opportunities for increasing energy efficiency throughout the Federal government.

Federal energy managers face many of the same challenges as industrial energy managers. Read about the benefits and challenges of energy management on the Corporate Energy Management section of the Alliance website as well as in the Alliance document “Strategic Industrial Energy Efficiency: Reduce Expenses, Build Revenue, and Control Risk with Energy Efficiency.”

The Alliance Watergy project promotes water management as a driver for energy and water savings.

Through the BestPractices program, the U.S. Department of Energy offers resources, software tools, and contacts for industrial energy management in industrial compressed air, motors, process heating, and steam systems.

The Alliance to Save Energy and its Associates Armstrong International and Frito Lay discussed energy-management challenges, lessons, and victories in the 2003 Corporate Energy Management Forum.

Steaming Ahead provides timely news and information about steam system optimization.

The North America Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) offers 3E Plus, an insulation thickness calculator for industrial energy managers.

The National Insulation Association (NIA) uses 3E Plus as an integral part of its Insulation Energy Appraisal Certification Program. NIA training also includes the National Insulation Training Program.