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Kenosha County Energy Team

Kenosha County Energy Team. Top 5 Things To Know. #5. DIVERSIFY YOUR ENERGY TEAM. Active Team Membership include: KC Finance KC Public Works/Facilities KC Executive Office UW-Extension WE Energies (Public Utility Focus on Energy Private Electrical Engineering Contractors

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Kenosha County Energy Team

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  1. Kenosha County Energy Team Top 5 Things To Know

  2. #5

  3. DIVERSIFY YOUR ENERGY TEAM Active Team Membership include: • KC Finance • KC Public Works/Facilities • KC Executive Office • UW-Extension • WE Energies (Public Utility • Focus on Energy • Private Electrical Engineering Contractors Diversify the rank/positions of your team; maintenance, directors, chiefs, etc.

  4. #4 Keep Your Eye On The ‘End Game’

  5. Keep your eye on the end game Establish clear deliverables and Check-In with Goals often! Our Team Goals Include: • KC Budget Allocation • Improved Building Performance • Focus On Energy Incentive Goals • Technical Capacity/Energy Literacy • Community Awareness • Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources

  6. #3 Bring In Help (…with an accounting background)

  7. Bring In Help (…With An Accounting Background) • Hire/Engage assistance from assertive, independent and fearless individual(s) with great Excel skills • Make sure data-entry is paired with analytic skills • Get familiar with Portfolio Manager terminology before data entry • Take full building tour and collect building info from blueprints, work closely with ‘building chiefs’ • Gross Floor Area, Weekly Operating Hours, Number of Computers, etc. • SEE Building Questionnaire, Slide 8

  8. #2 Involve a facilitator

  9. Involve a Facilitator • Facilitator will drive consensus around priorities, communicate with team members outside of meetings, set meetings/agendas. • Facilitator will be a contact point for external partners • Facilitator can work across ‘silos’ (UW-Extension Community, Natural Resources and Economic Development Educators are a great resource!)

  10. #1 building performance <> HVAC Systems

  11. Building Performance <> HVAC Systems • View performance holistically and reduce redundancy • Try to do work right—the first time to minimize hassle/fatigue • Keep focused on Portfolio Manager Data Collection WHILE also cataloguing/managing existing HVAC systems • See Electrical Panel Directory and Distribution Directory, Slide 13 and 14

  12. Thank You! Amy Greil Kenosha County UW-Extension Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development Educator 262-857-1935 amy.greil@ces.uwex.edu

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