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DOE’s New Manufacturing Energy Assessment Software for Utility Reduction (MEASUR) Tool Suite

MEASUR Survey

DOE has launched an initiative to revitalize its energy system analysis tools into a new, open-source, integrated software tool suite - MEASUR.  Designed for industrial energy coordinators, engineers, utility-program implementers and individuals who are interested in improving system efficiency, MEASUR can aide users in identifying, assessing, and quantifying energy opportunities within pump, fan, process heating, steam, motors, and compressed air systems.  In addition, the software contains over 40 equipment and property calculators for simple energy-related calculations and analyses. 

As the tool is being developed and released, it is important to field validate the results and impacts of utilizing the new software tools.  As such, we are conducting this peer review to field validate and verify the functionality and results of the tool.  We appreciate you taking your time to complete the survey and provide feedback.
1.Your Name
2.Your Organization:
3.Your email address?
4.Your Phone Number?
5.What is your principal business type?
6.What is your title or position with your company?
7.What is the approximate annual cost of purchased energy for that facility you used MEASUR for?
8.Please indicate your level of awareness of the original DOE software tools.
I have used/use this tool on a regular basis
I have used this tool a few times
I have not used the tool directly but have made use of its results
I have not made use of this tool at any capacity
PSAT (Pumping)
PHAST (Process Heat)
FSAT (Fan)
AirMaster+ (Compressed Air)
SSMT/SSAT (Steam)
MotorMaster (Motors)
9.Is the MEASUR tool easy to navigate?
1 - Very Difficult
2
3
4
5 - Very Easy
10.Are MEASUR's inputs easy to understand?
1 - Very Confusing
2
3
4
5 - Very Clear
11.Are MEASUR's results easy to understand?
1 - Very confusing
2
3
4
5 - Very Clear
12.Have you found any computational, mathematical, or programming errors in MEASUR?
13.Does the supporting Help text and tutorials help you use and navigate the MEASUR tool?
1 - Not Useful
2
3
4
5 - Very Useful
14.Does the supporting Help text help you understand the information required for each input field in MEASUR (what it represents, how to find it, etc.)?
1 - Not clear or useful
2
3
4
5 - Very clear and useful
15.Are data in the Help text, warnings and suggested ranges for values in the help text appropriate and clear in MEASUR?
1 - Not clear or appropriate
2
3
4
5 - Very clear and appropriate
16.MEASUR would be more useful if [select all that apply]…
17.Thinking back to when you used the MEASUR tool, did you identify any energy saving or energy cost-saving measures for your plant?
18.Have you implemented or are you in the process of implementing any of the measures that you identified with an expected completion date within the NEXT 12 MONTHS?
19.For each system, about how much energy (by % of energy consumed by that system) did MEASUR calculate could be saved?
0-2%
2-5%
5-10%
10-20%
+20%
Pumps
Fans
Process Heating
Steam
Compressed Air
Other
20.Do you think using MEASUR will result in MORE actions being taken than would have been the case if you had not received the software?
21.Please provide any additional comments, suggestions or areas of improvement to the MEASUR tool and supporting tutorials.
22.What was your overall impression of MEASUR?