Charter

Purpose

The Energy Efficiency Working Group is a working committee whose intent is to facilitate the objectives of the Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG) as related to the particular areas of energy costs, usage, and conservation awareness.

The purpose of the Energy Efficiency Working Group is for members to promote excellence in Department of Energy programs by sharing information and lessons learned, energy efficiency, and by facilitating the application of information and techniques to the degree appropriate for their contract/facility.

Objectives

The objectives of the Energy Efficiency Working Group are to:

  • Promote energy efficiency by sharing management, technical, and financial information among contractors through vehicles such as workshops, subgroups, and seminars.
  • Promote, coordinate, and facilitate the active exchange of successful energy efficiency programs, practices, procedures, lessons learned, and other pertinent information of common interest to energy usage which have been effectively utilized by Management and Operations/Environmental Restoration Management Contractors (M&O/ERMC) for DOE facilities.
  • Strive to meet DOE energy efficiency goals.
  • Promote and demonstrate renewable energy technologies.
  • Provide planning and actions necessary to ensure that the overall objectives of EFCOG are met.
  • Operate within the EFCOG Charter and the Guidelines for Working Groups in EFCOG.

Scope

  • The areas of contractor interest covered by energy efficiency include, but is not limited to: energy generation, energy usage, utility systems, conservation techniques, and communication of energy efficiency information.
  • The Energy Efficiency Working Group will operate within the scope of EFCOG.
  • The Energy Efficiency Working Group will not lobby, advocate independent positions, or try to change DOE policy.
  • The working group will foster and promote the interchange of information among the M&O/ERMC staff and the DOE (field and headquarters) offices to serve as a forum for DOE complex-wide energy efficiency issues, to strive for consistency in the implementation of customer requirements and initiatives, and to improve the quality and responsiveness to requests for information and data.

Organization

  • A single energy conservation contact will be identified for each participating M&O/ERMC contractor to facilitate communication.
  • The Energy Efficiency Working Group Chair will act as facilitator for the Energy Efficiency Working Group.
  • Membership in the working group is limited to M&O/ERMC contractors who are current EFCOG members.
  • The Energy Efficiency Working Group will maintain a balance in membership, to the degree possible, of M&O/ERMC representatives. A review of representation will be conducted by the Chair at least annually.
  • The Energy Efficiency Chair is designated as the single point of contact for official EFCOG communication. This is not intended to restrict other informal communications.
  • If topic/task subgroups are created, they shall be approved by the EFCOG Executive Directors and operate under the guidance of the Energy Efficiency Working Group Chair, EFCOG Charter, and Guidelines for Working Groups of EFCOG.

Process

  • Energy Efficiency Working Group meetings will be held when needed, as determined by the working group.
  • Generally, the cost of workshop activities will be covered by a registration fee assessed by a workshop committee. A daily surcharge will be levied to each non-EFCOG member participant.
  • The goals, objectives, and the cost/benefits of the Energy Efficiency Working Group shall be reviewed annually by the Chair and documented in the Energy Efficiency Working Group Annual Report to the EFCOG Directors.
  • A change to this charter requires approval from two-thirds of the membership of the working group.