Certified Energy Auditor Certification Audit Strategy and Planning 5

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of creating an audit findings matrix organized by cost, savings, and payback?

Accepted Answer

To help clients prioritize ECMs based on their financial and operational criteria

Answer

An organized ECM matrix lets clients quickly compare opportunities side-by-side and allocate capital to the measures that best match their financial goals.

Question 2

Which factor most significantly affects the reliability of a facility's energy baseline?

Accepted Answer

Changes in facility operations, occupancy, or production levels during the baseline period

Answer

If production, occupancy, or operating hours changed during the baseline period, the baseline will not accurately represent normal conditions and must be adjusted.

Question 3

An auditor is planning a Level III audit. Which activity is unique to this level compared to Level II?

Accepted Answer

Performing detailed computer simulation or rigorous engineering analysis for major capital ECMs

Answer

Level III audits involve investment-grade analysis, often including calibrated energy simulations, to support major capital investments with high confidence savings estimates.

Question 4

Why is it important to identify the facility's operating schedule (hours per day, days per week) early in the audit planning process?

Accepted Answer

Because operating hours directly affect energy consumption calculations and the feasibility of scheduling-based ECMs

Answer

Operating schedules determine run-hours for all energy systems, directly impacting baseline calculations and the savings potential of measures like occupancy scheduling and setback controls.

Question 5

Which IPMVP option is most appropriate for verifying savings from a lighting retrofit across an entire building?

Accepted Answer

Option A (partially measured retrofit isolation)

Answer

Option A measures key parameters (like operating hours) while stipulating others (like wattage reduction), making it cost-effective for lighting retrofits with well-characterized power reductions.

Certified Energy Auditor Certification Practice Test

Certified Energy Auditor Certification Practice Test

Certified Energy Auditor Certification Audit Strategy and Planning 5