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Introduction and Better Plants Overview
Agenda
• Better Plants Program Update • New Awards • IAC Jobs and Internships Initiative • Diagnostic Equipment Loan Program • In Plant Trainings • Better Buildings Summit • Other Conferences • Financing Navigator • BP Customer Satisfaction Survey
Recap of 2016
33 new partners joined the Better Plants—our biggest year yet! 10 Goal Achievers and 2 Water Savings Goal Achievers 18 In-Plant Trainings Awarded Grew Supply Chain and Water Savings Initiatives
Thanks to you, 2016 was a great year!
New Awards
Two New Opportunities for Recognition
Better Practice • Recognizing efforts to drive
organizational/cultural changes Better Project
• Outstanding accomplishments in implementing energy savings projects
Applications Due March 15th
Apply on your own, or ask your TAM to complete application for help Awardees will be recognized at the Better Buildings Summit in May
IAC Internship Program
Opportunities to hire IAC students:
Jobs Internships
https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/better-plants/activity/iac-job-forum
• IAC Alumni graduate w/ an avg of 8.9 specific, applicable skills in energy efficiency
• IAC Alumni have a skill mix worth $6,210 more than their peers
• IAC Alumni are hired almost 2x as fast as peers into energy efficiency job
Diagnostic Equipment Loan Program
Helping Better Plants Partners measure operating data to evaluate equipment performance and quantify energy
performance improvement
• Free of charge, including shipping • Use equipment for one day, or up to four weeks • Limited technical assistance to help w/ selection and
use of tools • First come, first serve application
In Plant Trainings
Host Plant Name / City, State Location Energy System
Type Dates
Kent County Regional Resource Facility Milford, DE Water/Wastewate
r TBD
City of Phoenix Water Services Department Phoenix, AZ Water/Wastewate
r April 25-28
Nissan Canton, MS Compressed Air Week of April 17
Saint-Gobain Semora, NC Compressed Air June 5-8
Ingevity Corporation Wickliffe, KY Process Heating Week of May 8 or May 15
Orange County Water and Sewer Authority
Chapel Hill, NC
Water/Wastewater May 1-4
Electrolux Memphis, TN Process Heating March 7-9
Legrand North America Fairfield, NJ Treasure Hunt Exchange April 23-25
Novelis Oswego, NY Compressed Air May 9-12
Tenaris Hickman Blytheville, AR Compressed Air Feb 22-24
Encina Wastewater Authority
Carlsbad, CA Pumps/Fans TBD
Two new topics offered in 2017 New INPLT application coming April 2017 Please contact us if interested in attending one of these
Better Buildings Summit
Day 1 Better Plants Workshop
Optional Tour of GM facility
Industrially-focused panels: • Fresh Eyes: Peer-Assessed Energy
Efficiency • From the Manufacturing Floor to the
Corner Office: How to Communicate with Management and Plant Personnel
• Eureka!: Industrial Energy Technology Innovation
• All Systems Go: Innovative Projects in Traditional Systems
• Making Things Smarter: Smart Manufacturing
• Building the Next Generation of Energy Managers
Additional Networking Opportunities
Industrial Energy Technology Conference June 20-23, 2017 New Orleans, Louisiana ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry August 15-18, 2017 Denver, Colorado World Energy Engineering Congress September 27-29, 2017 Atlanta, Georgia
Better Buildings Financing Navigator New Online Tool to help partners find financing solutions for energy efficiency projects. Through the Navigator, you can: • Learn the basics of the energy
efficiency financing market
• Explore and compare financing options
• Connect directly with Financial Allies who can provide these options
https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/financing-navigator
Better Plants Customer Satisfaction Survey
Your feedback is important!
Survey coming soon! Please let us know how we can best serve your needs!