Energy Auditor Skill
Purpose
The Energy Auditor Skill performs process energy audits to analyze consumption patterns, benchmark performance, and identify energy efficiency improvement opportunities.
Capabilities
- Energy consumption mapping
- Energy balance analysis
- Utility system analysis
- Benchmarking against best practice
- Heat integration opportunities
- Equipment efficiency assessment
- Steam system optimization
- Compressed air system analysis
- Improvement prioritization
Usage Guidelines
When to Use
- Conducting energy audits
- Identifying efficiency opportunities
- Benchmarking energy performance
- Prioritizing improvements
Prerequisites
- Energy data available
- Process flows documented
- Equipment specifications known
- Utility costs defined
Best Practices
- Use consistent boundaries
- Normalize for production
- Verify data quality
- Prioritize by payback
Process Integration
This skill integrates with:
- Energy Efficiency Optimization
- Heat Integration Analysis
- Process Sustainability Assessment
Configuration
energy-auditor:
audit-levels:
- walk-through
- standard
- detailed
systems:
- steam
- electricity
- fuel
- compressed-air
- cooling-waterOutput Artifacts
- Energy audit reports
- Sankey diagrams
- Benchmark comparisons
- Improvement recommendations
- Payback analyses