Managment Methods for Achieving Faster and Higher Energy Efficiency for End Users

The tasks of the management of energy complexes are solved on the basis of information data about the condition and functioning of the energy complexes. Up to now more attention was paid to the energy production and transmission sector, less – to raising energy efficiency in the management systems. One of the main obstacles to wider introduction of the measures how to raise energy efficiency are the limited financial resources. Therefore it is essential to apply innovative management and financial mechanisms and schemes in this field. The aims of the conducted investigations were to study the methods how to raise the efficiency of the use of energy and to work out recommendations for their implementation under Latvian conditions because not only technical measures, for instance, the improvement and updating of the machinery, can be a cause for raising energy efficiency. Very often it can be achieved by introducing a correct energy efficiency management system. Consequently, not only huge sums must be invested to achieve such an effect. It is important to recognise that there are savings possible without great investments. In order to arrive at such a result, the main thing is to form a strategic approach to the management of energy consumption by joining various separate technical solutions of energy management