Once the final model is built for the baseline year which satisfies all the above conditions it must be recorded. The baseline model must be modified if any major change occurs to the process, facility or production or the model is not valid for the future years. The record should be updated in case any change to the baseline is made. The organization should require the identification of the Energy Performance Indicator (EnPI) which is a measure of the energy performance. It can be calculated as energy consumed per production variable. The production variable can be the independent variable used in the regression model or any other significant factor. If the EnPI does not show the correct trend that the organization expects, it can be changed to a different variable and if none of the output variables prove a good fit, it may be useful to use terms involving input raw material bought by the manufacturing facility terms to check the trend. If none of these works, sub-metering may be required to differentiate between different energy consumers followed by rebuilding the baseline. EnPI’s need to be recorded, reviewed, and updated. The procedure for determining EnPI’s should be documented. The EnPI determination process is shown is Figure 3.1.7.
The firm must make individual objectives focusing towards major energy consuming areas and equipment. These objectives have to be subdivided into smaller timeframe targets. These objectives and targets should satisfy the legal and other requirements of the plant and comply with the energy policy. The objectives and targets should be documented and reviewed in a specified interval. The firm should also develop an action plan to achieve the targets. The action plan includes identifying resources, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying procedure to verify results of action plan and energy performance improvement. The data about the employees working with the significant energy users like educational background, experience, skill level and training given should be recorded and validated. The process of making objectives, targets and action plan is shown in Figure 3.1.8.