Managing energy costs : a behavioral and non-technical approach / John Eggink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eggink, John, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy conservation.

Energy consumption.

Power resources--Cost control.

Power resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st.

Place of Publication:

Gistrup : River Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

Completely non-technical in its approach and focusing exclusively on managing the human element of energy consumption, this book demonstrates how to apply proven management techniques to significantly reduce these unnecessary energy expenses within an organization. It includes a broad array of examples of companies that have pioneered these efforts, actual savings, step-by-step methods, and typical energy-wasting pitfalls to avoid. The author communicates in an easy-to-understand and cohesive manner how to break the cycle of energy waste, making employees cooperative in saving energy and accountable for the energy they use.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Section I Linking Behavior and Energy Consumption

Chapter 1 Unique Characteristics of Electricity that Increase Energy Costs

Chapter 2 How Attitudes Influence Energy Consumption

Chapter 3 Common Electrical Myths That Increase Energy Costs

Chapter 4 Organizational Pitfalls that Increase Energy Consumption

Chapter 5 How Employee Behavior Affects Other Common Energy Management Initiatives

Chapter 6 The Financial Impact of Managing the Behavioral Aspects of Energy Consumption

Chapter 7 The Environmental Impact of Energy Consumption

Chapter 8 Critical Success Factors Towards Heightened Energy Awareness

Chapter 9 Section Wrap-up

Section II Reference Section

Chapter 10 Low Cost and No Cost Actions

Chapter 11 Energy Awareness Facts, Quotes and Tidbits

Non-technical Energy Awareness Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Lilburn: Fairmont Press, 2007.

<P>Section I-Linking Behavior and Energy Consumption 1. Unique Characteristics of Electricity that Increase Energy Costs 2. How Attitudes Influence Energy Consumption 3. Common Electrical Myths that Increase Energy Costs 4. Organizational Pitfalls that Increase Energy Consumption 5. How Employee Behavior Affects other Common Energy Management Initiatives 6. The Financial Impact of Managing the Behavioral Aspects of Energy Consumption 7. The Environmental Impact of Energy Consumption 8. Critical Success Factors Towards Heightened Energy Awareness 9. Section Wrap-up Section II-Reference Section 10. Low Cost and No Cost Actions 11. Energy Awareness Facts, Quotes and Tidbits, Financial Facts and Quote</P>

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-00-315122-1

1-003-15122-1

87-7022-251-7

9781003151227

OCLC:

1233304484