Energy Management Plan

The Conservation and Demand Energy Management Plan provides a guide for how we can meet current and future energy needs. This can be achieved by integrating energy efficiency facility infrastructure, operational efficiencies and by encouraging energy awareness and knowledge throughout the organization.

Goals and objectives

Review the goals and objectives outlined in the Conservation and Demand Energy Management Plan.

Develop an energy management program

In order to develop an energy management program, we will:

Establish an internal energy management committee
Establish the record key performance indicators
Build our energy data capacity by suing the LAS Energy Planning Tool
Conduct an internal energy audit to see what can currently be done for existing facilities/equipment
Assess current operating procedures and compare with best practices
Incorporate energy efficiency into all departments
Raise employee awareness and communicate success

Reduce the Municipality of West Elgin's environmental footprint

To reduce the Municipality of West Elgin's environmental footprint, we plan to:

Reduce our overall energy consumption (from all facilities and streetlights) by 5%

Reduce the total annual operating utility costs

In order to reduce the total annual operating utility costs, we will:

Install lighting retrofits
Integrate energy efficiency into all areas of our activity including our organizational and human resources management procedures, procurement practices, financial management and facility operations and maintenance
Research government programs, grants and incentives for replacing/retrofitting facilities and equipment
Review usage times at all facilities in order to reflect optimal use