The Energy Savings Analysis Protocol: A New Standard for Energy Auditing

Authors

  • Coriolana W. Simon Project Principal Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Abstract

To present opportunities for whole-building upgrades, Concur-
rent Technologies Corporation (CTC) 1 is developing a standard for
energy auditing: the Energy Savings Analysis Protocol, or ESAP. By
following the performance specification, or auditing guidelines, re-
ports resulting from such enhanced audits will be approved as “ESAP
Solutions.”

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Author Biography

Coriolana W. Simon , Project Principal Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Coriolana Simon is project principal for the Energy Savings Analysis Protocol, a new standard for energy auditing. She initiated the project within the ENERGY STAR program at the US Environmental Protection Agency and has now privatized the project and transferred it to an independent non-profit professional services organization, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC). Ms. Simon is on a special assignment to CTC to complete the development of the auditing standard and launch it into the marketplace.

While involved primarily in energy efficiency innovations and analysis of energy market trends, Ms. Simon has also led projects in risk management planning, at both the national and international levels. She brings to her 14 years with EPA a long career in architecture and engineering in the private sector. Trained as an architect, Simon has been vice-president at a prominent international A&E firm. She has also taught at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning and in the engineering curriculum at City College of New York. She has published, lectured, and designed traveling exhibits for the Smithsonian on subjects in this field. Simon completed her bachelorÕs and masterÕs degrees at New York University, where she was named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and her professional degree in architecture at City College.

International Trade Center-North Tower (Suite 200), 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-3016; e-mail: simonc@ctc.com.

References

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent,

non-profit, professional services company offering management

and technology-based solutions to a wide array of public and pri-

vate sector clients. For example, for DOE’s National Energy Tech-

nology Laboratory (NETL), CTC serves as prime contractor, pro-

viding management, engineering, and technology analysis ser-

vices. For the private sector, CTC’s work involves environmental

management, systems integration for complex business solutions,

e-commerce training and consulting, and quality-management

consulting and training.

Prior carbon mitigation efforts used average power plant emis-

sions, defined by the ten EPA federal regions or state boundaries.

Greater precision is obtained, according to EPA’s Acid Rain Divi-

sion, by utilizing the marginal emission rates based on the dis-

patching of peaking generation units as defined by the boundaries

of reliability councils established by the North American Electricity

Reliability Council (NERC).

An article in the January, 1999, issue of Engineered Systems maga-

zine demonstrated how Crystal Ball, an Excel add-on by

Decisioneering Corp., may be used to develop such a curve. Such

tools are commonly used by energy marketing firms to assess and

manage risk in pricing.

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Published

2023-09-30

How to Cite

Simon , C. W. . (2023). The Energy Savings Analysis Protocol: A New Standard for Energy Auditing. Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 21(2), 66–78. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/20401

Issue

2001: Vol 21 Iss 2 2001-2002

Section

Articles