Estabilishing the Energy use baseline

As I understand it, the EBOM certification is usually a 1-2 year process. Get the building ready (e.g. install the needed meters, etc.) and then start the "performance period" meaning start measuring and recording into Energy Star Portfolio Manager. Your building is broken down into space types in the Portfolio Manager. These space types have their own "baseline". The Portfolio Manager then calculates the "baseline" for your whole building from these space types and geographic (i.e. weather normilized) data. This is how I understand it, but I have no EBOM experience first hand yet, so double check me. Regards, Jean.

Rashid, This is a bit of a tricky situation, since factory facilities generally really rely on showing improvement over the three-year historic baseline. Is it the type of factory for which you might be able to compare yourself to other facilities (e.g., are there other factories in the area that produce similar goods)? Given your situation, manual recordings of fuel usage seems like it should be acceptable, but you may want to send in a CIR at some point to get explicit clearance for this. Also, submetering specific equipment wouldn't be necessary, as long as you have a way to account for all of the energy used in the facility.