B u s i n e s s E n e r g y M a n a g e m e n t

RESOURCE CONSERVATION MANAGER PROGRAM

Reduce your energy costs with our Resource Conservation Manager services

PO Box 90868, EST-10W • Bellevue, WA 98009-0868 • PSE.com

About Puget Sound EnergyWashington state’s oldest and largest energy utility, with a 6,000-square-mile service area stretching across 11 counties, Puget Sound Energy serves more than 1 million electric customers and nearly 750,000 natural gas customers. PSE, a subsidiary of Puget Energy, meets the energy needs of its growing customer base primarily in Western Washington through incremental, cost-effective energy conservation, procurement of sustainable energy resources, and far-sighted investment in the energy-delivery infrastructure. PSE employees are dedicated to providing great customer service to deliver energy that is safe, reliable, reasonably priced, and environmentally responsible. Visit PSE.com for more information.

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EligibilityThe Resource Conservation Manager program is focused on PSE electric or natural gas customers who operate multiple facilities. Organizations employing a full-time RCM typically have facility portfolios of over 3 million square feet or over $3.2 million in total resource costs (energy, water, sewer, refuse). PSE program support and grant funding can be prorated for organizations with larger or smaller facility portfolios. Typically, customers need to operate 500,000 square feet of facility space to qualify for partial funding of an RCM.

How to participatePSE will review and approve submitted documents at each step.

Steps:1. Submit a completed RCM profile sheet, available online at PSE.com/ForYourBusiness.

This provides PSE with organizational energy usage and costs.2. PSE will evaluate the organizational profile, RCM program needs and level of

support required3. Sign a grant agreement for RCM program support4. Hire an RCM and implement the program

5. Submit program documentation and receive grant payments

ContactContact a PSE Energy Advisor at 1-800-562-1482 for program forms and to learn more about resource conservation opportunities. Information and forms for energy-efficiency programs can be found online at PSE.com/ForYourBusiness

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Incentives• Grant funding of up to $28,000

per FTE for program start-up• Resource accounting software

and assistance with system setup• Monthly electronic download of

facility energy cost and usage data from PSE

• Assistance in designing and implementing an RCM program

• Performance-based incentives of up to $56,000 per FTE for achieving targeted energy savings

• Site-based incentives for behavioral measures• Training stipend for RCM support staff to earn Building Operator or Energy Management Certifications

Services• Assistance in developing usage baselines and in

analyzing savings• Assistance in finding your RCM• Option to contract RCM services through PSE• Training workshops for RCMs to ensure program success• Seminars to train other facility personnel such as

custodians and maintenance staff• Template materials for policy, procedures and staff

education• Access to PSE’s Energy

Interval Service, the online tool used to evaluate energy-meter data for opportunities to reduce consumption and electric demand

Improve the energy efficiency of your facilities and reduce operating costs through Puget Sound Energy’s Resource Conservation Manager (RCM) program. Our services are designed to help your organization employ a dedicated RCM who works with maintenance staff and other personnel to reduce the usage and costs of electricity, natural gas, water, sewer and solid waste. A three-year commitment to the program is necessary to achieve targeted savings. After assessing your current energy use, the RCM will recommend and help implement efficiency measures throughout your organization. This is especially valuable if you have multiple facilities. Savings come primarily from operational improvements and behavioral changes throughout the organization.

Benefits Most of the energy savings achieved through the RCM program are generated from changes in behavioral practices, and do not require significant investments in equipment. The program also helps identify and advocate energy-efficiency improvements to your facility that may qualify for PSE incentives.

Typical energy savings from the RCM program have proven to reduce usage and costs by 10 to 15 percent. Savings are accomplished over a three-year period through improvements in facility operations and maintenance, changes in occupant behavior, and attention to utility cost accounting.

EIS Electricity Usage Profile: Graph of daily electric usage

Energy Accounting Trend

Report: Energy consumption down by almost 20% in a school district that has implemented an RCM program

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