Energy Management

Energy Management monitors campus energy use and develops strategies to optimize and plan energy efficiency in campus buildings. Energy Management tracks building performance to recommend efficiency improvements related to operations, lighting, water, and utility systems.

Energy Efficiencey

In partnership, Energy Management and Environmental Systems Maintenance (ESM) continue to work very hard towards Energy Committed Goals. Every year for the past 11 years, Energy Management and ESM have helped reduce the yearly energy consumption usage by the campus compared to the baseline. The goals are met by using different techniques to help control the environment in classrooms and office spaces. During warm weather, the steam is turned off for the season to minimize the use of chilled water and steam. In colder weather, outside air is used to maintain a comfortable atmosphere and lower the amount of chilled water usage. Because of this, the partnership between Energy Management and ESM has helped Texas Tech University be established as one of the “Top Energy-Saving Campuses” in APPA.

Energy Management benchmarks energy use by calculating the Energy Use Index (EUI). The EUI is calculated from the total energy (electricity, natural gas, and imported steam) consumed by Texas Tech University expressed as thousands of British Thermal Units (BTUs) divided by the Occupied Square Foot for conditioned spaces only.