Energy 2020 Program Initiatives 2014-2016


 





 

Energy Metrics, Data Collection & Reporting

The Energy Metrics, Data Collection & Reporting initiative will develop standards and operational practices to define measurements for energy consumed in critical facilities and outside plant to assist cable system operators in measuring the effectiveness of energy management.

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. Measurable data focused on energy consumption for cable operators
  2. Tools to measure energy change within a cable network
  3. Measurements to assist cable operators in making informed business decisions regarding energy management
  4. Improved ability to communicate the positive impact of energy management

Derek DiGiacomoInitiative Working Group Chair:
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Program
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE)
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Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.    

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.
 


Access Network Efficiency

The Access Network Efficiency initiative will develop standards and operational practices to create a framework for obtaining the data needed to establish a baseline of total power consumed and the power costs associated with operating critical facilities and the outside plant within a cable network.

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. Procedures for cable operators to accurately measure actual power consumption
  2. Data enabling cable operators to negotiate utility rates based on actual power consumption vs. estimates from utility companies
  3. Power usage and cost reduction through accurate energy data
  4. Methods to identify, troubleshoot and correct high power consuming anomalies in the network
  5. Accurate inventories of power supplies in the outside plant
  6. Reduction in the frequency of plant downtime
  7. More accurate billing and management of accounts through the identification of utility to power supply discrepancies
  8. Improved utility rates through better energy data management processes

Paul Carr

Initiative Working Group Chair:
Liberty GlobalPaul Carr
Director of Design, Build & Deployment
Virgin Media
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Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.    

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.
 


Alternate Energy

The Alternate Energy initiative will develop new standards and recommended practices that establish methods to define and continuously analyze what existing and alternate energy sources are best to supply the various components of a cable service network. 

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. Identification of non-grid sources of power applicable to cable operators based on property and geographic location
  2. Framework of financial impacts concerning investments, savings, cost, return on investments and total cost of ownership
  3. Enhanced intelligence regarding the operational impacts of new sources of power including reliability, scalability, maintenance, time to implement, business aspects and grid dependency
  4. Reduced carbon footprint of cable operations through alternate energy sources
  5. Reduced dependency on grid energy

Initiative Working Group Chair:
Simpson Cumba
Executive Director, National Data Center Services
Comcast Cable, Inc.
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Take the Pledge and Support Energy 2020
Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.    

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.
 


Energy in Operations

The Energy In Operations initiative will develop standards and operational practices that outline how to establish, improve and maintain a culture of energy management into cable operations.

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. A systematic approach and methods to adopt and embrace a continued focus of energy management throughout cable operations
  2. Holistic industry education strategies, training, and workforce development programs for energy management
  3. Elevated industry awareness of the impact of energy management in cable operations 
  4. Improved customer and public perception of the cable industry
  5. Development of operational practices and performance parameters to be used in cable operations

Initiative Working Group Chair:
Simpson Cumba
Executive Director, National Data Center Services
Comcast Cable, Inc.
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Take the Pledge and Support Energy 2020
Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.   

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.
 


Facility Classification

The Facility Classification initiative will develop standards and recommended practices that define and identify critical facilities performance requirements for reliability to adequately support services within cable networks.  

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. Standard terminology for the cable industry to discuss the classification of critical facilities based on expected power availability
  2. Simplified network planning and communication between operators and vendors when designing, engineering, building, deploying and upgrading networks
  3. Registry of critical facilities to track the cable industry’s sites
  4. Improved business continuity across the cable industry

Chris BeersInitiative Working Group Chair:
Chris Beers
Senior Director, Edge Critical Infrastructure
Time Warner Cable
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Take the Pledge and Support Energy 2020
Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.    

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.
 


Energy Efficiency in Facilities

The Energy Efficiency in Facilities initiative will develop standards and operational practices that provide cable operators with opportunities to improve energy efficiencies and reduce operational spending at headend facilities, data centers, warehouses, call centers, and office space.

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. Inventory of energy efficiency projects and guidelines for cable facilities
  2. Development of financial models for energy projects to meet desired returns on investment
  3. Reduction of power consumption and associated utility expenses
  4. Easy to implement and low maintenance energy management solutions
  5. Best practices and energy efficiency standards for cable operations and purchases

Ivan Lamoureux

Initiative Working Group Chair:
Ivan Lamoureux
Vice President, Network Engineering
Suddenlink Communications
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Take the Pledge and Support Energy 2020
Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.    

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.
 


Density and Consolidation

The Density and Consolidation initiative will develop standards and operational practices that define cable products and services performance in relation to available critical facility space and outside plant. 

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. Strategies to offer the same or greater performance with the minimum amount of power and space
  2. Maximize the power and space efficiency within critical facilities
  3. Defined equipment density metric to assist cable operators in planning new facilities or upgrading existing facilities
  4. Methods to identify density opportunities in the end to end service delivery chain
  5. Standards for equipment and operational practices for energy density and associated thresholds

Daniel Murat


 

Initiative Working Group Chair:
Daniel Marut, Esq.
Principal Software Engineer,
Systems Engineering Division
Comcast Cable
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Take the Pledge and Support Energy 2020
Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.    

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.
 


Fleet Optimization

The Fleet Optimization initiative will develop standards and operational practices that provide methods to increase the sustainability of a cable operator’s fleet through optimization and management to drive down dependency of petroleum-based fuels. 

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. Standard fleet energy metrics and terminology
  2. Accurate measurements to intelligently manage fleet energy consumption
  3. Sustainable reduction in the environmental impact of a cable operator’s fleet
  4. Increased use of fuel efficient vehicles
  5. Recommendations and strategies for the use of alternate fuel vehicles

David Stokely

Initiative Working Group Chair:
David Stokely
Senior Manager - Sustainability & Claims
Bright House Networks
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Take the Pledge and Support Energy 2020
Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.    

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.
 


Facility Climate Technology Optimization

The Facility Climate Technology Optimization initiative will develop standards and operational practices that outline when and how to utilize cooling solutions to improve efficiency and lower total cost of ownership for critical facilities.

The benefits of this initiative include:

  1. Time saving tools and financial models for cooling projects
  2. Retrofit methods for adopting more efficient cooling methods for existing cable facilities
  3. Strategies for cooling solutions based on geographic data and time of day
  4. Lower operational expenses from using more efficient cooling methods

John Dolan

Initiative Working Group Chair:
John Dolan
Senior Engineer, Network Facilities
Rogers Wireline Canada
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Take the Pledge and Support Energy 2020
Participate and get involved by lending your organization’s expertise to develop standards and best practices to support this initiative. Join the SCTE Standards Program.    

For more information on opportunities to partner with SCTE Energy Management and Energy 2020, please contact Derek DiGiacomo, Senior Director, Information Systems and Energy Management Programs at ddigiacomo@scte.org.