10 free online tools for energy managers

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“10 Free Online Tools for Energy Managers”



10 Valuable, Free, and Online Tools


1. Weather Data DepotAn offering of EnergyCAP, Inc.

Free daily degree days for 14,000 sites in North America

Updated daily; historical data from 1995


1. Weather Data DepotExcel interface

Variable balance point temperature

Search by ZIP code, station ID or city/state

Degree day reports, cumulative HDD/CDD comparison charts, 14-day DD forecast


1. Weather Data Depot


2. Building Benchmarks (CBECS)An offering of EnergyCAP, Inc

Makes CBECS data easy to use

CBECS is the U.S. Dept of Energy’s Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, the database that’s the foundation of ENERGY STAR ratings

Provides the national ‘standards’ for BTU/Sq Ft


2. Building Benchmarks (CBECS)


3. Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency


3. Database of State Incentives forRenewables & Efficiency


4. EPA eGRID and Carbon EquivalenciesAn offering of U.S. EPA

“Power Profiler” shows how clean your electricity is, based on Zip code and eGRID emissions database

“Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator” shows carbon equivalencies, useful for presentations and marketing


4. EPA eGRID and Carbon Equivalencies

5. Online Unit ConversionsAn offering of OnlineConversion.com

(probably one guy working out of his garage)

Quite a complete choice of From/To units of measure



5. Online Unit Conversions


6. Energy UniversityAn offering of Schneider Electric

All courses are free and typically take less than an hour

Endorsement and/or education credits are offered by many organizations including: AFE, USGBC, BOMI, IEEE and many state PE licensing boards


6. Energy UniversityDozens of courses, available in multiple languages

Self-paced, online, narrated, illustrated slideshows

Free Professional Energy Manager certification


6. Energy University


7. NoesisAn offering of Noesis Energy

Provides end users with tools to track and improve energy


7. NoesisProvides end users with a collaborative platform to connect them with the people, companies and organizations that can help them make the right decisions to begin realizing savings

Most basic functionality is free

A “go to” site for energy managers


7. Noesis

8. ENERGY STAR Tools and Resources Library



9. Commercial Energy Calculator


10. Efficiency Valuation Organization


Free Newsletters We RecommendEnergy Manager Today

Association of Energy Engineers

Environmental Leader

Building Operating Management

Find more and get links from our blog, “12 Email Newsletters You Might Want To Meet”

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