Question

Outline any four duties and responsibilities of energy manager.

Answer 1

Responsibilities and Duties of Energy Manager

Responsibilities

• Prepare an annual activity plan and present to management concerning financially attractive investments to reduce energy costs • Establish an energy conservation cell within the firm with management’s consent about the mandate and task of the cell. • Initiate activities to improve monitoring and process control to reduce energy costs. • Analyze equipment performance with respect to energy efficiency • Ensure proper functioning and calibration of instrumentation required to assess level of energy consumption directly or indirectly. • Prepare information material and conduct internal workshops about the topic for other staff. • Improve disaggregating of energy consumption data down to shop level or profit center of a firm. • Establish a methodology how to accurately calculate the specific energy consumption of various products/services or activity of the firm. • Develop and manage training programme for energy efficiency at operating levels. • Co-ordinate nomination of management personnel to external programs. • Create knowledge bank on sectoral, national and inter-national development on energy efficiency technology and management system and information denomination • Develop integrated system of energy efficiency and environmental up gradation. • Co-ordinate implementation of energy audit/efficiency improvement projects through external agencies. • Establish and/or participate in information exchange with other energy managers of the same sector through association

Duties

• Report to BEE and State level Designated Agency once a year the information with regard to the energy consumed and action taken on the recommendation of the accredited energy auditor, as per BEE Format. • Establish an improved data recording, collection and analysis system to keep track of energy consumption. • Provide support to Accredited Energy Audit Firm retained by the company for the conduct of energy audit • Provide information to BEE as demanded in the Act, and with respect to the tasks given by a mandate, and the job description. • Prepare a scheme for efficient use of energy and its conservation and implement such scheme keeping in view of the economic stability of the investment in such form and manner as may be provided in the regulations of the Energy Conservation Act.