### Question
What does trained energy manager mean?


### Answer
**Trained energy manager** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 8262*:

> a person who has demonstrated proficiency, or who has completed a course of study in the areas of fundamentals of building energy systems, building energy codes and applicable professional standards, energy accounting and analysis, life-cycle cost methodology, fuel supply and pricing, and instrumentation for energy surveys and audits

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 8262*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 91-NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY > SUBCHAPTER III-FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVE > Part B-Federal Energy Management**

