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WorksheetsEnergy Management Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A representation of annual energy usage per square foot of a facility: may appear in units such as Btu, kWh, or therms per square foot per year.
SEER Rating
Energy Star Rating
Energy Use Index (EUI)
Energy Conservation Measure (ECM)
Generating electricity using a waste heat fuel source (biomass, industrial waste heat, or treated sewage) that comes from another industrial process.
Energy Consumption
Cogeneration
Energy Use Index (EUI)
Energy Conservation Opportunity (ECO)
A draft detector puffer stick used by HVAC professionals to identify and eliminate drafts and air leaks in buildings.
Infrared Thermometer
HOBO
Anemometer
Smoke Pencil
The use of energy as a source of heat or power or as an input in the manufacturing process.
Energy Consumption
Energy Audit
Energy Conservation Measure (ECM)
Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates
A government-backed labeling program that helps people and organizations save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by identifying factories, office equipment, home appliances, and electronics that have superior energy efficiency.
Net Zero
Energy Star
Cogeneration
SEER
The pricing of electricity based on the estimated cost of electricity during a particular block of time (summer vs winter; on peak vs off peak)
Net Zero Pricing
Green Pricing
Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates
Energy Star
Some type of computer-based control system whose primary function is the control of energy-using equipment to reduce the amount of energy consumed.
Energy Management Control System (EMCS)
Energy Star
SEER
Time-of-Use Rates
An assessment of the energy flows in a building or process, usually with a view to identify opportunities to reduce consumption.
Energy Portfolio
Energy Star
Energy Audit
Net Zero Assessment
The total amount of energy used by a building on an annual basis is roughly equal to the amount of renewable energy created on the site.
Energy Star Building
SEER Building
Net Zero Building
Cogeneration Building
A system that provides the process of comfort heating, ventilating, and/or air conditioning within a building.
ECM
HVAC
ECO
AC
The ongoing monthly review of energy performance to determine if a building is getting better or worse in comparison to itself and other buildings.
Energy Benchmarking
Energy Conservation Opportunity
Energy Use Index
Energy Star Test
A rule that recommends controlling and metering only the main energy functions of a building - the roughly 20% of energy functions that account for 80% of the costs.
Rule of the Energy Use Index
Net Zero Rule
10% Rule
80/20 Rule of Energy Management
Rating system used to compare the efficiency of heat pumps and cooling systems.
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
Energy Star Rating System
Net Zero Rating System
Energy Audit Ratio
Method to save energy by implementing an operation and maintenance (O&M) measure or by installing an energy conservation measure.
Net Zero Alternatives
80/20 Rule of Energy Management
Cogeneration
Energy Conservation Opportunity (ECO)
A building modification or equipment change to reduce energy consumption; usually refers to a capital improvement project with a payback longer than one or two years.
Energy Use Index
HVAC
Energy Conservation Measure
Time-of-Use Measure
The amount of time a consumer must use a system before beginning to benefit from the energy savings because of the higher initial investment cost is called the payback period.
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