A recent survey of facility managers indicates that 40% of corporations and institutions have assigned the role of energy manager in-house. Although the job title of energy manager is not new, and indeed has been common with larger corporations for years prior to the advent of deregulation, there has been a substantial increase in the number of corporate and institutional energy managers over the past few years.
Realizing that your organization needs, and will benefit from, an energy manager is the first step. However, understanding the true value of what this function can bring to your organization is perhaps the most critical factor to consider when assigning, designing, or redesigning this function.