CIET trainer, Dale Robertson took some time to share his insight on his career in energy management, how he sees energy management evolving, and what is important for energy professionals to know.
My interest in energy management began in the late 1970's when it was not much of an active issue for anyone except the largest energy using plants. I saw the opportunity for cost effective savings as a viable and valuable business opportunity. After a few years I built, what was at the time, a large consulting company specializing solely in energy management. The evolution into training resulted from my significant experience.
I'm not sure there is any single great achievement but I can probably take credit for inspiring billions of dollars worth of saved energy. Working in developing nations is probably where I feel most valued because they benefit so greatly from savings that are created.
The greatest change is probably what I hoped would happen: there are so many more people involved in the energy management industry now than a decade, two decades and even three decades ago. This creates so much more activity and also so much less waste.
I see things continuing on the same trajectory they are currently on, with more and more activity at all levels. It simply makes sense on all fronts so there's no reason for anything to change. Onwards and upwards!
Understanding the fundamentals of why energy is saved when any particular action is undertaken is of great importance. Steven Dixon (an industry leader) put it succinctly with his common term "know energy". In other words, follow the flow of energy from its source to its final use. If you understand this then you will see the opportunities.
K.I.S.S. Keep it simple. Energy management is not a complicated field. Don’t try to make it complicated.
I've attended a number of good courses from a number of sources. I don't think I can choose any particular one but I do remember some very sage advice from Doug Tripp, of CIET on high level motivation.
Under the right circumstances, a certification can confirm an individual has at least been exposed to some information. For that information to be useful generally requires experience using the information and I have always considered experience to be extraordinarily useful for professionals in this field because it's so very wide but not very deep. Knowing what you are looking at when you're solving energy management problems requires a great breadth of knowledge.
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