The document provides a best practice checklist for prioritizing and implementing energy saving initiatives. It recommends categorizing initiatives as no/low cost, quick payback, or capital investment. It then lists 10 questions to assess whether an organization has prepared a prioritized list of initiatives, understands its equipment and energy performance, and has support and involvement from management, workforce, suppliers, and independent verifiers to effectively report results.

1. Best Practice Checklist
Energy best practice initiatives need to be prioritised. The standard methodology for achieving this is
to put them into the following categories:
1. no/low cost
2. quick payback
3. capital investment.
Question:
1. Have you prepared a list of energy saving initiatives?
2. Have they been prioritised for ease of implementation?
3. Do you know the age and condition of buildings, plant and
equipment?
4. Do you understand what can be more easily addressed?
5. Do you know the energy performance of equipment/processes
6. Do you have senior management support?
7. Is your workforce fully engaged and supportive?
8. Are your service providers/suppliers involved?
9. Are you using an independent to verify your results?
10. Are your results reported effectively?