Lowering Your Facility's Electric Rates

by Lindsay Audin

Overview

Many energy practitioners are either uninformed or misinformed regarding how electricity is actually priced. Many are also unaware of how to properly calculate potential dollar savings from energy efficiency upgrades.

Designed for commercial/industrial/institutional (C&I) power customers, this book details ways to secure lower electric rates and pricing in both regulated and deregulated retail power markets. The range of options varies from simple methods (e.g., minimizing sales tax) to more complex techniques (e.g., intervening in regulatory rate proceedings). With 40+ years’ experience in energy services, Mr. Audin provides an excellent understanding of power pricing and ways to reduce it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788770044165
Publisher:	River Publishers
Publication date:	10/21/2024
Pages:	414
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lindsay Audin (CEM, CEP, LEED AP) has been engaged in energy services since 1974, helping his clients cut their energy bills through energy efficiency, energy procurement, tariff optimization, and deployment of renewables. In 1996, he formed Energywiz, Inc. to serve large customers (i.e., those paying at least $1 million a year in energy bills). His firm's clientele has included Fortune 500 corporations, major institutions, government agencies (both US and abroad), energy service companies, and other energy consulting firms. As energy manager at Columbia University (1988-96), he won various national and international awards while saving that facility millions of dollars a year. Audin was inducted into the Energy Managers Hall of Fame (maintained by the Association of Energy Engineers [AEE]) in 1996, and his work continues to save his clients millions every year. For his efforts helping others grow in the energy services industry, AEE awarded him its 2014 International Award for Professional Development. Over 200 of his articles and columns have been published in energy and building management magazines (e.g., Building Operating Management, Architectural Record, Engineered Systems) and technical journals. He also sits on several trade magazine editorial boards and a professional certification board. Audin teaches live and on-line seminars to energy practitioners under the sponsorship of AEE and other professional and educational organizations. He resides in Croton on Hudson, a suburb of New York City.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: BACKGROUND, The Bottom Line, Understanding The Basic Power System, Understanding Power Pricing, Typical Components in a C&I Electric Bill, First Steps in a Rate Analysis, SECTION II: OPTIONS FOR RATE AND COST REDUCTIONS, (Mostly) Administrative Options, Utilizing Metering and Dynamic Rate Options, Equipment/Technical/ Operational Options, SECTION III: CHANGING THE RULES, Negotiating with Utilities, Intervening to Help Write the Rates, SECTION IV: COMPETITIVE RETAIL POWER PROCUREMENT, Buying from Competing Electricity Suppliers, Options for Competitive Supply Pricing, Managing Competitive Power Procurement, Ways to Save Money and/or Increase Value, Negotiating/Improving a Supply Contract.