| Monitoring and Targeting is a generic term meaning the systematic collection of plant or building operating data and energy consumption, with a view to detecting and resolving anomalies in consumption or expenditure.This is its primary purpose, but M and T also yields valuable secondary information that can be used for budget forecasting, benchmarking and, importantly for the energy manager, verifying energy and water savings. It can also form the basis of competitive energy procurement. As a result, M and T underpins every aspect of energy management. |