Green Practices For Motor Management with Northwestern Energy, 05/13-17, Multiple Communities Throughout Montana

Free to NorthWestern Energy Electric Commercial Customers – Green Motors Training $199

Commercial Customers, facilities managers, electricians learn how to estimate operating costs for electric motor systems and to identify improvement in motors management practice to increase system reliability and reduce operating costs.

One-Day Seminars – in 5 Montana Locations – May 13-17, 2013.

May 13: Billings – Hampton Inn, 5110 South Gate Drive, Billings, Exit 447 (8am)

May 14: Bozeman – La Quinta Inn, 620 Nikles Drive (8am)

May 15: Great Falls – NorthWestern Energy, 1501 N. River Road, Black Eagle (8am)

May 16: Helena – Comfort Suites Helena – 3180 N Washington St, Helena, Exit 194 (8am)

May 17: Missoula – Stay Bridge Inn & Suites, 120 Expressway (behind DQ on N.Reserve Street) (8am)

Register online at: https://www.northwesternenergy.com/forms/motors-workshop.asp or fax completed application to 406-497-2084.

All classes begin at 8 a.m. at the specific locations.

For more information Email: [email protected] or call 888-700-6878.

CEUs available for Electricians.

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NorthWestern Energy offers Montanans energy-related tours, training and workshops.

Monthly Renewable Energy Tours at Sage Mountain Center

Feel like an adventure into the mountains of Montana to see solar electricity, solar hot water, wind generation, and straw bale/cordwood building technologies? Sage Mountain Center offers free tours of their facility on the second Sunday of every month. Tours start at 1 p.m. and last two hours. For directions to Sage Mountain Center, visit http://www.sagemountain.org/, call (406) 494-9875, or e-mail [email protected]. Reservations are not required (although a map and, if the weather is bad, a four-wheel-drive may be needed).

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Developing an Energy plan

May 21st: https://mywebinars.webex.com/mywebinars/onstage/g.php?d=926865026&t=a

Lack of planning is a significant barrier to reducing energy consumption in your facility. An energy-management plan is a great way to improve efficiency and encourage energy-saving behavior. In addition to cost savings, successful energy-management plans reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower maintenance costs, improve workplace comfort and more. Topics to be discussed include the following:

The elements of a seven-step energy plan

Making the decision to hire or train an energy manager

Financing an energy plan

Energy-efficiency tools and resources

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Energy Efficiency Investment Analysis

June 18th: https://mywebinars.webex.com/mywebinars/onstage/g.php?d=927832742&t=a
Do not let inadequate financial analysis stop a good project dead in its tracks. As you purchase new, energy-efficient equipment in support of your 2013 energy plan, you will need to conduct a payback analysis to justify the investment. This webinar will discuss key financial concepts that lay the foundation for investment analysis, including: simple payback, time value of money, net present value, internal rate of return, and life-cycle cost analysis. We will also review real-world examples. Attending this webinar will help boost your confidence when discussing the justification for energy-efficiency investments with senior management.