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Quick PEP Software Tool

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Version: 2.0
Release date: November 5, 2008
Release notes

The Quick PEP Software Tool is one of the software tools developed by the DOE Industrial Technologies Program to help U.S. industry improve energy management at industrial facilities. The software is a web-based tool and is available free of charge from this Web site. This Web page provides an overview of the Quick PEP Software Tool, including intended users, inputs, outputs, availability, and links to more information.

Overview

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Example outputs from the Quick PEP Software Tool.

The Quick Plant Energy Profiler, or Quick PEP, is an online software tool provided by the U.S. Department of Energy to help industrial plant managers in the United States identify how energy is being purchased and consumed at their plant. The tool also helps users to identify potential energy and cost savings. Quick PEP is designed so that the user can complete a plant profile in about an hour. Think of Quick PEP as a scoping tool that provides rough estimates instead of an accurate engineering analysis tool. Quick PEP provides a quick diagnosis of the overall energy picture at your plant and provides you with a plan for investigating further. The results will enable your plant personnel to focus on improving the performance of major energy-consuming systems.

Intended Users

The tool is designed for industrial plant managers and personal who have access to basic information about major energy-consuming systems at their industrial plants. The tool is web-based and the online tutorial takes users through the software step by step. Quick PEP is easy to use and no specialized knowledge of the software is required.

Any data that you enter into Quick PEP will be saved to your computer (unless you decide to create a username and password and save the data to the Web server). At no time during the Quick PEP process are you required to identify yourself. You may fill out Quick PEP completely anonymously. Any data that you decide to save to the Web server is saved to a secure database server behind the U.S. Department of Energy firewalls and can not be accessed by the general public.

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Example outputs from the Quick PEP Software Tool.

Inputs

To use the Quick PEP tool, you will be asked to input the following data:

  • Average utility bill information
  • Average production information
  • Major energy-using systems
  • Score cards (optional)
  • Average energy usage information

Outputs

The Quick PEP tool will provide the following:

  • Energy use and cost per unit of production
  • Annual purchased energy graphs and tables
  • Potential annual energy savings graphs and tables
  • Customized list of next steps, including recommended ITP software tools for further analysis of specific systems

Availability

Quick PEP is a web-based tool and is available at http://www.eere.energy.gov/industry/quickpep/default.aspx

Release Notes

Version 2.0 of Quick replaces Version 1.1.3. All database records in 1.1.3 will be loaded to the new version.

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