Revitalizing the Energy Management Industry

Authors

  • Shirley J. Hansen Ph.D. CEO Kiona International, Inc.

Abstract

If we are to revitalize the energy management industry, we need
a better sense of what energy management is and what we’d like it to
be. This article summarizes many of the emerging energy issues facing
the international, national, state, and local organization, which influence
our energy management industry. It further considers the economic
implications related to the way we manage our energy.
Special attention is devoted to the inadequacy of our energy
information today and the critical need to highlight the management
component in energy management at the organizational level.

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Author Biography

Shirley J. Hansen, Ph.D. CEO Kiona International, Inc.

Shirley J. Hansen, Ph.D., is internationally recognized as a leader in energy management and performance contracting. She has provided consultation and training to and for government agencies, private companies, and utilities in the U.S. and 35 other counties. She has served as a consultant in energy service company (ESCO) development to the World Bank and other multilateral development banks. Recognizing the rapidly evolving changes in the ESCO industry, Shirley has responded to the need with the 2nd edition of Performance Contracting: Expanding Horizons, which was released in 2006.

Prior to founding Kiona’s sister company, Hansen Associates, in 1980, she served as the Director of the Schools and Hospitals Conservation Division of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Before joining DOE, Shirley led a national effort to develop energy auditing protocol. While at DOE, she was responsible for promulgating regulations for energy auditing and also administered a $900 million grants program to help schools and hospitals modify their buildings to save energy. This program is credited with saving U.S. institutions (and tax payers) more than $15 billion.

Regarded as an expert in measurement and savings verifi cation, she has served as the chair of the board of the International Performance Measurement and Verifi cation Protocol (now EVO) and also chair of the board for the Certifi cation of Measurement and Verifi cation Professionals. She received her Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Among her honors, she is particularly proud to have been recognized by the university as a distinguished alumnae and to have been inducted into the Association of Energy Engineers Hall of Fame.

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Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

Hansen, S. J. . (2023). Revitalizing the Energy Management Industry . Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 27(3), 20–27. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/19999

Issue

2008: Vol 27 Iss 3 2007-2008

Section

Articles