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Small Cities Climate Action Partnership

Small Cities Climate Action Partnership. Partner Webinar Training # 1: Portfolio Manager. Introduction to Webinar Series. Why are energy management tools important for small cities to utilize? Illustrate how each tool is used in preparation of reports and analysis.

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Small Cities Climate Action Partnership

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  1. Small CitiesClimate Action Partnership Partner Webinar Training #1: Portfolio Manager

  2. Introduction to Webinar Series • Why are energy management tools important for small cities to utilize? • Illustrate how each tool is used in preparation of reports and analysis

  3. Webinar Series Objectives

  4. Portfolio Manager Background • ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, an online service created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), allows you to: • Track the energy consumption of your facilities and • Compare them to similar buildings nationwide. • By uploading meter data automatically to your Portfolio Manager account, ABS makes it easier to use this tool. • AB 1103 requires that, as of Jan. 1, 2010, non-residential buildings release their Portfolio Manager-benchmarked data and ratings for the previous 12 months to parties in a commercial real estate transaction involving the sale, lease or financing of a whole building.

  5. Some common questions from PM users… • What is ABS, and how do we set it up ABS? • How do I add a new facility or meter? • Why set up space types? • How can I view the information I want quickly? • What does the error overlapping meters mean? • What is a benchmarking score? • What are some of the limitations of this tool?

  6. Portfolio Manager: Managing facilities, meters, and energy • Adding a building • Sample building • Meter data • Setting baseline period – relate to CAP/EAP baselines • Signing up for ABS

  7. Portfolio Manager: Managing facilities, meters, and energy cont. • Making changes • Update (New effective date) • Operating hours • Number of staff/computers • Correct Errors (No new effective date) • Meter names and numbers • Links between meters and spaces • Utilizing data • Views and custom views • Exporting meter data

  8. Portfolio Manager: Reporting • Generating reports with Portfolio Manager • Energy Use • Emissions • Utility Cost • Custom Reports • Exporting for other tools • Exporting data to Excel

  9. Portfolio Manager: Comparing Performance, Benchmarking & the EPA Energy Star • Benchmarking • Develop metrics • Conduct comparisons • Track performance over time • EPA Energy Star • Changes coming in 2013

  10. Renewables & green power purchases • On-Site solar (Optony plan) • Multiple meters necessary • How it affects emissions and benchmarking score • Export back to grid • Green power purchase • Grid purchase meter • Green power entry • How it affects emissions and benchmarking score

  11. Webinar Training 1 Wrap-up • Feedback • What parts of today’s training were effective? • How could future trainings be more effective? • What was the most interesting thing you learned today? • Extensions • Would you like follow-up information on any of the content presented today?

  12. Webinar Training 2 Coming Up… • Webinar Training #2: • Next Wed May 16th 8:30-10:00 am • Topic: Ins and outs of EnergyCAP Express • Stay tuned for email on webinar logistics (similar to this webinar)

  13. Thank You Nick Hein Liz Jones

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