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Energy Insights Training Series
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Join us for free, hot topic webinars that will help your business reach its energy efficiency goals.
See a topic of interest? Register for an upcoming webinar or a previous recording to learn business-critical solutions and gain insights on energy use and its business impacts.
A Game-Changer for Customers and the Power Grid: Beneficial Electrification
Wed., Jan. 15, 2025 | 11 am
Beneficial electrification (BEL) is a win for both the customer and power grid by decreasing energy costs, reducing noise, speeding up production and enhancing the quality of our lives. Join us to explore commercial and industrial BEL opportunities, including transportation, space heating, cooking, water heating, material handling, process heating and more.
Better Performance with Building Automation Systems
Wed., Feb. 12, 2025 | 11 am
Effective building control requires system coordination, resource distribution, continuous monitoring and compensation of conditions. Sound overwhelming? Building automation systems (BAS) make it simple. Join us to discover best practices for using your BAS effectively to save energy, money and maximize employee productivity.
Combined Heat and Power: Where it Works
Wed., Mar. 26, 2025 | 11 am
Combined heat and power (CHP) produces both electrical and thermal energy, which is used for hot water, heating and desiccant regeneration. We’ll cover CHP's role in commercial, industrial and institutional facilities, growth opportunities and how to assess its potential and economics at a facility.
APS Energy Information Services
Wed., Apr. 23, 2025 | 11 am
Learn how to track and analyze 15-minute energy usage data to optimize your energy use and reduce costs. Discover how EIS can help you visually track your energy use, identify opportunities to reduce peak demand, evaluate the impact of equipment and operational changes on energy costs and analyze historical data to compare service plans.
Energy Efficiency Best Practices
Wed., May 21, 2025 | 11 am
Learn to estimate energy consumption by end use without submetering, covering HVAC, lighting, office equipment, refrigeration and motor controls. We’ll also review energy auditing checklists for energy-saving measures in building systems and end-use applications.
Green Building Certification
Wed., Jun. 11, 2025 | 11 am
Learn about the scope of three popular green building certification standards. We'll also look at how to benchmark facilities using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® to achieve ENERGY STAR® certification and review the criteria for earning LEED and WELL certifications.
Lighting Innovation Hits the Street
Wed., Jul. 16, 2025 | 11 am
Energy codes now require outdoor lighting controls to address issues like sky glow, light trespass and glare. We'll explore best practices from organizations such as LEEP, MSSLC, ASSIST, FEMP and IES. Plus, we’ll share the latest outdoor lighting innovations and case studies.
The Smart Grid: Advantages and Opportunities
Wed., Aug. 20, 2025 | 11 am
Discover the key advantages of upgrading to a smart grid system. We’ll also explore the integration of electric vehicles with residential home energy management to reduce time-of-use and peak demand issues.
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Converting Energy Audits into a Business Plan
Explore how to take the results of an energy audit and create a backbone for a business plan for energy efficiency, success and sustainability. We’ll also discuss the non-energy benefits of improving energy efficiency to help seal the deal.
Learn about the nexus between water, energy and conservation, plus ways to make that relationship more sustainable and robust. Join us as we explore one of today’s most important and trending topics! A Battery of Choices: Energy Storage
Learn about services that energy storage can provide to the power grid and where on the grid each service can be delivered. We’ll examine the value energy storage generates when multiple services are stacked, including the pros and cons of six major energy storage technologies.
Managing Customer Expectations in a Changing Business Environment
Discover some of the best ways to better plan and account for supplier timelines. Find out how to get in front of potential customer frustration with transparency through proper sustainability and corporate responsibility communications.
Motor Mania: Unraveling the Mysteries of Motors
In our day-to-day lives, we depend on motors for everything from hand tools to cooling fans. How much do you know about the motors you use? We’ll shed light on all things motors.
The Four Season Solution: Heat Pumps
Understand heat pump fundamentals such as load hours, efficiency ratings and how to estimate heat pump operating costs. We’ll cover heat pump components, how heat pumps operate, how to size them and more.
Electric Vehicles Charge Ahead
Explore the different types of EVs, battery storage technologies and vehicle charging stations.
Variable Speed Drives
Matching motor speed to work demand saves energy. Gain a better understanding of the pros and cons of variable speed drives (VSDs).
Variable Refrigerant Flow HVAC
Find out how this popular HVAC option is challenging conventional cooling technology. We’ll evaluate potential applications for VRF technology in heating and cooling retrofits, facility expansions and new construction.
Building Science Basics
Are you curious about how building science is related to today's architecture, engineering and construction industries? Find out how to make your building systems more robust.
Refrigeration Energy Efficiency
Learn about the trade-offs associated with operating complex refrigeration systems.
The Alternative to Outside Air: Air Scrubbing
There are situations where it is more practical to clean the air in a space than introduce additional outside air. Find out how.
Data Gathering (IOT, EMS, Predictive and Preventative Maintenance, Forecasting, Smart Building, etc.)
As more efficiency and automation options become available, businesses can enjoy many of the features of a full-fledged and expensive building automation system (BAS) potentially for a fraction of the cost. We look at some of the most popular technologies as well as some upcoming trends and budgetconscious infrastructure substitutes.
Energy Auditing and Troubleshooting
Learn simple ways to identify energy waste at your facility.
Ride Through Technology for Power Quality Issues
Examine solutions that will help your customers ride through sags and swells. Also learn how to help customers ride through power quality disturbances.
Dehumidification Solutions
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. Discover how proper dehumidification improves employee comfort and productivity while decreasing HVAC loads.
Glowing Reviews: The Best in Energy-Efficient Outdoor Lighting
Check out some of the newest, cutting-edge LED outdoor lighting technology.
Cooling Tower Operation and Maintenance
Take care of your cooling towers and they will take care of you. Understand the function of cooling tower components and proper maintenance practices.
Electrification of Building Systems and Equipment
See what options are available through Beneficial Building Electrification.
Non-Utility Energy Efficiency Benefits
Jumpstart your energy efficiency proposals with non-utility benefits. The benefits of an energy efficiency upgrade extend beyond the monthly utility bill.
