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The IEEE Bronze Book
his column is devoted to a discussion of the IEEE Bronze Book. Officially, the Bronze Book is IEEE Standard 739, IEEE Recommended Practice for Energy Management in Commercialand Industrial Facilities. The IEEE Bronze Book is moving through the periodic revision process under the leadership

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of Carl Becker (beckercarl@aol.com). If you are interested in participatingin the development of the IEEE Bronze Book, feel free to contact Chairperson Becker. Better yet, attend either the IAS Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Conference (held each May) or the IASAnnual Meeting (held each October), get involved, and participate in person.

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In today’s society, energy management is a key issue forcommercial and industrial facilities. The IEEE Bronze Book serves as an engineering guide for use in electrical design for energy conservation. In this book, electrical options are evaluated from an energystandpoint. The intent of the practice is to establish engineering techniques and procedures to allow efficiency optimization in the design and operation of an electrical system, considering all of theaspects involved. In this comprehensive approach, safety, costs, environment, management needs, and numerous other topics are addressed. By stressing energy management, the IEEE Bronze Book embodiesengineering, design, applications, utilization, and, to some extent, the operation and maintenance of electric power systems to provide for the optimal use of electrical energy. To be successful inenergy management, an engineer must become informed and stay informed. A chapter in the book is devoted to providing resources and lists periodicals and standards that offer new engineering informationon energy management. The organization of energy management is the focus of another chapter in the book. It breaks energy-saving methods into categories such as housekeeping, equipment and process...