Rising natural gas prices, deregulated energy markets, hourly electric pricing, monthly natural gas pricing, declining natural gas production … these issues are making headlines nearly every day. If you are like most building owners/managers, your energy costs - and possibly your career - are directly affected by events playing out on the world stage. What are you doing to protect yourself? Dome-Tech Energy Advisors has prepared ten questions to help you gauge your ability to respond to unpredictable energy costs.

1. What is your load factor?

2. What are the three largest energy consumers in your building?

3. What capital projects do you have planned that will reduce your future energy costs?

4. Have you studied the benefits of distributed generation at your facility?

5. What alternative energy technologies are applicable at your facility?

6. What is the Energy Usage Index (EUI) for your building?

7. Have you benchmarked your EUI against other, similar facilities?

8. Are you confident that you know all you should about state and federal energy incentive programs?

9. Would your company value the recognition and public relations benefits associated with being acknowledged as an energy efficient, environmentally friendly business?

10. Is your building eligible for Energy Star labeling?

If you had difficulty answering any of these questions, Dome-Tech Energy Advisors can help.