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Energy Treasure Hunt Guide: Simple Steps to Finding Energy Savings

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An Energy Treasure Hunt is a two- to three-day event that engages employees in identifying low-cost energy savings opportunities from behavioral, operational, and maintenance actions. This 31-page guidebook provides step-by-step guidance on how to organize and execute an Energy Treasure Hunt. Examples from ENERGY STAR partner organizations and checklists are provided to illustrate practices and help with implementation. This guide complements EPA's ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management.

Source: ENERGY STAR

Published: January 2014

Energy Treasure Hunt Guide
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A brief excerpt from this paper:

Organizations use resources including labor, materials, equipment, and energy to operate facilities. Most understand the basics of energy use and demand for utilities: electricity, natural gas, compressed air, steam, chilled water, and water. However, many do not regularly consider opportunities for optimizing these resources and controlling operating costs.

The Energy Treasure Hunt is a dynamic, effective process for identifying savings opportunities. By focusing on energy savings, Energy Treasure Hunts support implementation of an energy management program and key components of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management, available online at www.energystar.gov.

A step-by-step approach to integrate Energy Treasure Hunts into a successful energy management program

This Energy Treasure Hunt Guide from the EPA presents a step-by-step approach that organizations can follow to integrate Energy Treasure Hunts into a successful energy management program. The activities, forms, and reporting devices described within this guide are designed to help an organization or facility carry out a successful Energy Treasure Hunt. Organizations are encouraged to customize these materials to meet unique energy management needs.

Download the full guide to continue learning about Treasure Hunts.