Get certified to buy energy
By Staff -- Purchasing, 12/10/1998
The Association of Energy Engineers has scheduled 1999 dates for its three-day training program and preparation course for the Certified Energy Procurement Professional (CEP) exam. Course dates for next year are: March 8-10, San Francisco; March 22-24, Providence, R.I.; April 21-23, Atlantic City, N.J.; June 7-9, Chicago, Ill.; August 23-25, Boston, Mass.; September 22-24, Anaheim, Calif.The course, Fundamentals of Buying & Selling Energy, covers: key steps essential to obtaining secure and competitively priced energy under deregulation; how to quantify and assess a facility's energy use parameters and use that information in negotiating rates with suppliers; key differences in services offered by marketers, brokers, and aggregators; how to evaluate supplier options and determine what kinds of services can best meet your needs; how to develop and write an RFP and how to evaluate competitive proposals; as a seller, how to effectively respond to RFPs plus supply-side strategies for building sound customer relationships, managing accounts, and expanding market share; fundamentals of energy trading and risk management; and how to integrate the benefits of competitive energy procurement into an overall energy cost reduction program.
To achieve certification, a person must complete the training program, pass a four-hour written exam, as well as meet one of the following criteria: (1) Hold a four-year degree from an accredited university or college in science, engineering, architecture, business, law, finance, or related field with at least three years experience in energy or building or facility management, real estate, procurement, or brokering. (2) Hold a two-year technical degree or four-year non-technical degree, with five years experience in energy or building or facility management, real estate, procurement, or brokering. (3) Have ten years of experience in energy or building or facility management, real estate, procurement, or brokering. (4) Hold current status of Certified Energy Manager (CEM).
Course instructors are Richard Costello, president of Westwood Energy Group, a Boston-based energy procurement and management consulting firm, and Michael Mandzik, Jr., senior marketing manager for natural gas and electricity for the New York Mercantile Exchange. For more info on CEP program call 770-447-5083x223. For course registration info call 770-925-9633.
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