Energy Performance Review
Analyse a simplified facility energy profile and identify relevant performance indicators.
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Energy Efficiency and Utility Audit Fundamentals
Develop practical capability to assess energy performance, understand major utility systems, identify energy losses and prioritise realistic efficiency improvements.
Category
Short Course
Duration
~16 h
Modules
5
Key areas
Energy performanceUtility systemsEnergy auditingBaselinesSavings assessmentPerformance monitoring
5 Modules
About the Course
Energy Efficiency and Utility Audit Fundamentals provides a practical introduction to assessing energy performance and identifying opportunities to reduce unnecessary energy use across facilities and process environments.
Participants learn how energy is consumed, how major utility systems influence overall demand, how to interpret energy-use data, and how to conduct a structured utility assessment.
The course emphasises practical energy assessment, opportunity identification, basic savings evaluation and implementation planning rather than energy-management theory alone.
What You Will Learn
- Explain the fundamentals of energy efficiency and utility performance.
- Identify major energy users and utility systems.
- Interpret basic energy-use data, utility bills and load profiles.
- Establish simple energy baselines and performance indicators.
- Identify common sources of energy loss and inefficient operation.
- Conduct a structured walkthrough utility assessment.
- Identify practical energy-saving opportunities.
- Estimate basic energy and cost savings.
- Prioritise energy-efficiency opportunities according to impact, feasibility and cost.
- Develop a practical energy-efficiency improvement and monitoring plan.
Course Curriculum
5 modules · ~16 h indicative total
Energy Performance Fundamentals~3 h10 topics
- Energy and power fundamentals
- Energy demand and consumption
- Energy intensity
- Load profiles
- Peak demand
- Energy baselines
- Energy-performance indicators
- Utility cost drivers
- Common energy losses
- Performance benchmarking
Utility Systems and Major Energy Users~3 h10 topics
- Boilers and steam systems
- Compressed air
- Pumps
- Motors and drives
- HVAC
- Refrigeration
- Process heating
- Lighting
- Utility distribution losses
- Equipment loading and operating efficiency
Energy Data, Baselines and Performance Assessment~3 h11 topics
- Utility bills
- Metering and sub-metering
- Equipment-level measurements
- Operational records
- Energy baselines
- Normalisation
- Energy intensity
- Production-adjusted consumption
- Trend analysis
- Data quality
- Abnormal-consumption identification
Utility Audit Methods and Opportunity Identification~3.5 h11 topics
- Audit objectives and scope
- Audit preparation
- Facility boundaries
- Historical energy data
- Walkthrough inspections
- Equipment observations
- Energy-loss identification
- No-cost and low-cost opportunities
- Capital improvement options
- Basic savings calculations
- Audit documentation
Prioritisation, Implementation and Monitoring~3.5 h11 topics
- Energy-saving potential
- Cost-saving potential
- Technical feasibility
- Operational impact
- Simple payback
- Implementation complexity
- Risk and operational constraints
- Performance targets
- Measurement and verification fundamentals
- Monitoring improvements
- Continuous energy-management practices
Who Should Attend
Energy engineers and practitionersProcess and chemical engineersMechanical and electrical engineersFacilities engineersPlant and operations personnelMaintenance and reliability professionalsSustainability and environmental professionalsUtility coordinatorsTechnical supervisors and managersGraduate engineers working in energy-intensive environmentsProfessionals responsible for facility energy performance
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with engineering, facilities, utilities or process-based operations
- Basic numerical and problem-solving skills
- General familiarity with equipment operation or energy consumption
No prior formal training in energy auditing is required.
Practical Learning
Participants apply the course concepts through structured energy-assessment exercises.
Utility-System Assessment
Review major utility systems and identify probable sources of inefficiency.
Energy Data Interpretation
Analyse utility and operational data to identify changes in energy intensity and abnormal consumption.
Utility Audit Exercise
Complete a structured walkthrough-assessment scenario and develop an initial opportunity register.
Opportunity Prioritisation
Compare energy-efficiency measures according to savings potential, cost, feasibility and implementation risk.
Applied Case Study
The course concludes with a facility energy-performance scenario containing electricity-use data, fuel consumption, utility information, operating patterns, equipment observations and indicative energy costs.
Applied workflow
- Energy-performance assessment
- Energy-saving opportunity register
- Preliminary savings estimate
- Prioritisation
- Monitoring plan
Resources Included
Representative resources for the website (the full internal toolkit may be broader):
Energy Performance Assessment Template
Utility Audit Checklist
Energy Baseline Worksheet
Major Energy User Register
Energy-Saving Opportunity Register
Basic Savings Calculation Worksheet
What You Will Gain
Develop a structured approach to understanding energy consumption, assessing utility performance and identifying practical opportunities to reduce energy use and operating costs.
- Stronger understanding of facility energy performance
- Greater confidence interpreting energy data
- Ability to identify major energy users
- Practical utility-audit capability
- Basic energy and cost-saving calculation skills
- Framework for prioritising energy-efficiency opportunities
- Practical tools for implementation and performance monitoring
Industry Applications
ManufacturingChemicalsFood and beverageMining and mineral processingWater and wastewaterEnergyUtilitiesOil and gasPharmaceuticalsWarehousing and logisticsCommercial facilities
Delivery Options
Live Virtual Training
Interactive instructor-led delivery incorporating exercises, analysis and discussion.
Instructor-Led Classroom Training
Face-to-face delivery with practical activities, case work and direct instructor interaction.
Corporate Cohorts
Organisation-specific delivery with examples and scenarios adapted to relevant operational or technical contexts where appropriate.
Blended Delivery
A combination of instructor-led sessions and structured independent activities or applied project work.