Business Energy Assessment Checklist

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• BCH Account #'s:

• Client Contact Info:

• Conducted on:

  Date

• Prepared by:

• Location:
  Address

Facility Information:

• Business Sector

  Select Agriculture Cleaning Community Services Construction Education Emergency Services Financial Services Food and Hospitality General Health Horticulture ICT Local Government Manufacturing Maritime Mining Professional Services Publishing Transportation & Logistics Other?

  • Agriculture
  • Cleaning
  • Community Services
  • Construction
  • Education
  • Emergency Services
  • Financial Services
  • Food and Hospitality
  • General
  • Health
  • Horticulture
  • ICT
  • Local Government
  • Manufacturing
  • Maritime
  • Mining
  • Professional Services
  • Publishing
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Other?

• Explain:

• Tenancy Structure:

  Rented/Leased

  Owned

• Facility Size:

• Square Footage:

• Floors:

• Age:

• Operating Hours: (hrs/yr)

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Consumption:

• Electricity: (KWh/yr)

• Gas (GJ) *if applicable

• Previous Program Participation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Explain:

• Notes:

Power Smart Programs:

• BC Hydro Program Eligibility:

  Select Power Smart Express Self-serve Incentive Program Customer Site Investigation Project Incentive Distribution Other?

  • Power Smart Express
  • Self-serve Incentive Program
  • Customer Site Investigation
  • Project Incentive Distribution
  • Other?

• Explain:

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Lighting Systems:

• Are there energy efficient retrofit opportunities for existing lighting systems OR controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A
Existing Technology:

• Location

• Description: Type of lighting

• Approx.#

• Wattage per fixture (W)

• Operating hours/yr

• Notes:

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Air Compressor Systems:

• Are there opportunities for energy savings in the customer air compressors system(s)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Opportunity to reduce overall system pressure? (Better design/filters/dryers?)

• Opportunity to reduce system demand? (Eliminating poor CA applications - blowing, cooling, cleaning ect.)

• Opportunity for VSD compressors? (Better load efficiency)

• Opportunity for an ongoing systems maintenance program? (reduce leaks ect)

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Pump Systems:

• Are there opportunities for energy savings in the customers pump systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Opportunity to eliminate bypass loop and other unnecessary flows?

• Does an opportunity to "right-size" the pump for the to match load exist?

• Opportunity to replace throttling valves with speed controls to meet variable loads?

• Is the total system horsepower 75 or greater? * May be eligible for custom incentive

• Notes

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Fan Systems:

• Are there opportunities for energy savings in the customers fan systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is system horsepower 75 or greater? * May be eligible for custom incentive

• Is fan oversized for the load?

• Opportunity to reduce system demand by eliminating or reducing end-use applications?

• Opportunity to replace outlet or inlet dampers and variable inet vane with electronic speed controls to meet variable loads?

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Motor Systems:

• Are there opportunities for energy savings in the customer motor systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Opportunity to upgrade from standard efficiency to premium efficiency motor? (4%savings)

• Opportunity to upgrade from high efficiency to premium efficiency? (2% savings)

• Opportunity to service the existing motor to improve efficiency?

• Opportunity to install efficient gear reducers? (20% savings)

• Notes:

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Cooling & Refrigeration Systems:

• Are there opportunities for energy savings in the customer cooling and refrigeration systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Notes:

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Fortis BC Programs:

• Fortis BC Program Eligibility:

  Select Efficient Boiler Program Efficient Commercial Water Heater Program Efficiency a la Carte (Foodservice) Other? N/A

  • Efficient Boiler Program
  • Efficient Commercial Water Heater Program
  • Efficiency a la Carte (Foodservice)
  • Other?
  • N/A

• Explain:

Boiler Systems:

• Are there opportunity for boiler energy savings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the existing space heater boilers more then 15 years old?

• Are the existing boilers the primary source of thermal input for the space and/or pool heating?

• If the answer is “Yes” to any of the above, consider upgrading to an energy efficient boiler and apply to the Efficient Boiler Program to qualify for a rebate up to $45,000 per boiler.
  
  Fortis BC Commercial Boiler Program Information:

• Notes:

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Commercial Water Heating Systems:

• Are there opportunities for commercial water heating energy savings? (NG)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the existing water heaters more than 10 years old?

• Are the existing water heaters solely for domestic hot water serving equipment such as lavatories, sinks, showers, dishwashers and laundry equipment?

• If the answer is “Yes” to any of the above, consider upgrading to an energy efficient water heater and apply to the Efficient Commercial Water Heater Program to qualify for a rebate up $15,000 per water heater.
  
  Fortis BC Efficient Commercial Hot Water Heater Program Information:

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Food Service Incentives: (Efficiency a la Carte)

• Are there opportunities for food service appliance energy savings? (NG)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Client may be considering replacing one OR more existing food service appliances with new (unused) ones.

• Griddle

• Convection Oven

• Rack Oven

• Conveyor Oven

• Combi-Oven

• Steam Cooker

• Fryer

• Are any of the existing natural gas foodservice appliances more then 10 years old?

  Yes

  No

• If the answer is “Yes” to any of the above, consider purchasing a new (unused) energy efficient foodservice appliance and apply to the Efficiency a la Carte: Foodservice Incentive Program to qualify for a rebate up to $3,500 per appliance.
  
  Fortis BC a la Carte Information:

• Notes:

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Power Factor and Demand:

• Opportunity for demand control and load management?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Opportunities for power factor correction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Describe: (if applicable)

Client Action Items: * FOR OFFICE USE ONLY *

• Does the client express an interest in Energy Efficiency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Client has requested Power Smart Alliance Referral.

• Customer has a Power Smart Alliance vendor.

• Client has preferred vendor who is NOT a PSA Member.

• Client has either a pump OR fan systems greater then 75 horse power and would like to participate in PID.

• Client would like to be contacted by a Fortis BC Energy Solutions Manager.

• Barriers:

  Select Buy-in Interruptions Costs Priorities ROI Other?

  • Buy-in
  • Interruptions
  • Costs
  • Priorities
  • ROI
  • Other?

• Explain:

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• Final Notes: