Money Talks: Energy Efficiency Investment Analysis

Energy-efficiency upgrades can be expensive. A comprehensive financial analysis is often necessary to justify the investment. In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the following concepts of investment analysis:

• Simple payback
• Time value of money
• Net present value
• Internal rate of return
• Life-cycle cost analysis

We will also review real-world examples of each type of analysis and ideas to increase the likelihood of budget authorizers to approve equipment upgrades.

Featured Presenters

Brian Olsen, CEM 
Technical Engineer 
Brian Olsen is the Technical Engineer for Questline Digital. He has a master's in environmental management from IIT and is a Certified Energy Manager. He previously served, for over a decade, as a US Dept of Energy Regional Project Manager for Industrial and Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs for the 8 states of the Midwest. He is also a former instructor at Ecotech Institute, a post-secondary trade school for solar, wind, and high voltage technicians. Just prior to joining Questline, Brian was a partner at PVS LLC solar company in Denver.

Sherry Milam 
Sr. HR and Training 
Sherry manages the Focus on Energy Training Program, working closely to design and deliver training sessions that connect knowledge to efficiency opportunities and projects to benefit end customers, Trade Allies and utility staff on behalf of Focus on Energy. Sherry holds an MS in Secondary Education and is a Senior Certified Professional from the Society of Human Resource Management.