Your job as Energy Manager is challenging, so here are some free online tools to make your job easier. They’ll help you with utility bills, ENERGY STAR ratings, degree day data, carbon tracking, unit conversions, energy training, and more.
Library of Energy Manager Resources
The mission of EnergyCAP, LLC is to help you get value from your utility bills through industry-leading energy management software. EnergyCAP offers a variety of free resources to help energy managers succeed, including videos, webinars, blog posts, ebooks, case studies, and a free software trial.
Weather Data Depot provides free degree day data that can be downloaded to a spreadsheet.
This blog post lists 10 free energy newsletters you might want to read.
ENERGY STAR Tools and Resources
ENERGY STAR connects the energy manager with a broad range of tools and resources to help him or her implement a successful energy management strategy.
eGRID Database of Power Plant Emissions
The energy manager can use the Power Profiler developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine power and grid region based on ZIP code and electric utility, as well as compare and calculate emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Equivalencies
Created by the EPA, this calculator may be useful to energy managers in communicating your greenhouse gas reduction strategy, reduction targets, or other initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Map from the US Department of Energy that displays energy production by state. By clicking on each state, you can see a pie chart of each state's energy production.a
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) publishes facts and statistics on energy use in homes, commercial buildings, manufacturing and transportation on their Consumption & Efficiency site.
EVO-World Efficiency Valuation Organization
EVO is a non-profit organization whose products and services help people engineer and invest in energy and water efficiency projects worldwide.
Association of Energy Engineers
AEE provides information and networking in the energy industry as a growing professional association of over 16,000 professionals in 90 countries and its widely recognized energy certification programs.
Advanced Energy Legislation Tracker
The AEL Tracker database contains advanced energy legislation across all 50 states. You can search for energy legislation by state, policy type, bill status, keywords, year, or any combination.
Convert Energy Units of Measure
OnlineConversion.com is a free conversion service with over 5,000 units and 50,000 conversions for energy managers.
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States.
Energy Manager Today Newsletter
Energy Manager Today is a daily trade publication keeping corporate executives fully informed about energy management news.
The self-described “hub for building energy and water benchmarking policies,” BuildingRating.org is a go-to source for jurisdictional information and resources about public facility benchmarking policies and programs.