能源是当今水务事业的第二大成本中心（仅次于工资和薪水）。 然而，公用事业公司开发复杂的管理系统以控制能源成本的努力只是徒劳 开始发展不仅是由于水行业内部的变化，而且是戏剧性的变化 在能源行业。本文解释了华盛顿-苏伯根卫生委员会（WSSC）开发能源信息系统的努力 （EIS）作为管理、优化使用、控制能源成本的长期战略的基础。 EIS是一个不断发展的项目，分阶段开发，与公用事业公司的战略规划相协调 制定能源采购计划，提高运营的能源效率。包括4个参考文献。

Energy represents the second largest cost center for water utilities today (after wages and salaries). Yet utilities' efforts to develop sophisticated management systems to control energy costs are just beginning to develop not only as a result of changes within the water industry, but dramatic changes in the energy industry. This paper explains the Washington Suburgan Sanitary Commission's (WSSC) efforts to develop an Energy Information System (EIS) as the foundation of a long-term strategy to manage, optimize usage, and control energy costs. The EIS is an evolving program being developed in stages, coordinated with the utility's strategic plan for energy procurement and increasing energy efficiency of its operations. Includes 4 references.