CEM Exam Study Guide

Prepare for the AEE CEM (Certified Energy Manager) exam with a focused, comprehensive study companion aligned to the current Body of Knowledge 2.0.

CEM Study Guide organizes everything into the fourteen exam subject sections — Energy & Sustainability Policies, Codes & Standards; Energy Rates, Tariffs & Supply Options; Energy Audits & Instrumentation; Energy Accounting & Economics; Electrical Power Systems & Motors; Lighting Systems; HVAC Systems & Building Envelope; Building Automation, Controls & AI; Energy Storage Systems; Boiler & Steam Systems; Distributed Generation & Renewables; Industrial Systems; Operations, Maintenance & Commissioning; and Energy Savings Performance Contracting & M&V — so you study exactly what the exam tests.

FOUR WAYS TO STUDY

• 166 flashcards — tap to flip, tagged by exam domain

• 126 multiple-choice questions with worked explanations

• Term-matching game — pair all 112 key terms, in rounds of five

• Searchable 112-term glossary and 43 formulas

TOPICS COVERED

• Policies & codes: decarbonization, GHG accounting, ASHRAE 90.1/62.1/211, IECC, ISO 50001, LEED, ENERGY STAR

• Rates & tariffs: rate structures, demand charges, ratchets, procurement, demand-side management

• Audits: ASHRAE Level 1/2/3 audits, instrumentation, EUI/ECI, load factor

• Economics: time value of money, NPV, IRR, SIR, life-cycle cost, simple payback, depreciation

• Electrical: power factor correction, three-phase power, motors, VFDs, affinity laws

• Lighting: efficacy, footcandles, zonal cavity method, LED retrofits, lighting controls

• HVAC & envelope: COP/EER/kW-per-ton, chillers, heat pumps, psychrometrics, R- and U-values, degree days

• Controls & BAS: PID control, DDC, BACnet, optimum start/stop, energy management systems

• Energy storage, boilers & steam, CHP & renewables, compressed air, commissioning, ESPC and IPMVP M&V

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