Maximizing energy savings and minimizing costs

✍ Scribed by Studebaker, John M

• Publisher: CRC Press, Fairmont Press
• Year: 2008;2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 356
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

There are so many different energy fixes available today, that many energy users are hesitant to do anything because of the apparent complexity of these fixes. Large energy users have completely lost sight of the fact that they may not need time-consuming, large investment strategies. Strange as this may sound, many users today have little or no practical knowledge about their energy purchases. This book covers the basics of rates, components of energy purchases, and the methods and techniques required for maximizing energy savings and minimizing costs. For new energy manager or seasoned energy professionals, this book provides the foundation upon which any successful, long-term energy strategy should be based.

✦ Table of Contents

Dedication......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
Section I Electricity......Page 11
Chapter 1 Regulation of Utilities......Page 13
Chapter 2 Developing a Strategy for Reducing Electricity Costs......Page 25
Chapter 3 Analyzing the Electric Utility Bill......Page 41
Chapter 4 Electricity Billing Components......Page 55
Chapter 5 Electricity Deregulation Explained......Page 103
Chapter 6 Electricity Deregulation, The Process......Page 109
Chapter 7 The Electricity Deregulation Contracting Process......Page 123
Chapter 8 Distributed Generation......Page 131
Chapter 9 Green Power......Page 159
Section II Natural Gas......Page 169
Chapter 10 Natural Gas, An Overview......Page 171
Chapter 11 Natural Gas Regulation......Page 179
Chapter 12 Reducing Natural Gas Costs......Page 191
Chapter 13 The Natural Gas Flow Process......Page 217
Chapter 14 The Natural Gas Billing Process......Page 235
Chapter 15 The Propane-air System......Page 261
Chapter 16 The Natural Gas Deregulation Process......Page 269
Chapter 17 The Natural Gas Contract Process......Page 279
Chapter 18 The Monthly Natural Gas Billing Procedure......Page 313
Chapter 19 Natural Gas Cost Reduction Strategies......Page 325
Section III Electricity and Natural Gas......Page 331
Chapter 20 Electricity and Natural Gas Hedging Strategies......Page 333
Chapter 21 Electricity and Natural Gas Savings Opportunities......Page 341
Index......Page 345