Compressed Air Best Practices-August 2008

| 08/08 Focus Industry COMPRESSED AIR AUDITS | BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AT CUMMINS-WAGNER The Gardner Denver Rietschle Vane Pump has been strong for us. It has a superior compression chamber cooling design and five-year vane warranty although the vacuum industry is going towards dry claw technologies, which Rietschle also offers. Blower and vacuum technologies help us conduct demand-side audits of compressed air systems. One of the most inappropriate uses of compressed air is free-blowing applications. We use positive displacement blowers to more efficiently get this work Cummins-Wagner represents Gardner Denver air compressors and done for our customers — rather than regulating Gardner Denver Elmo Rietschle blower and vacuum technologies compressed air down from 100 psi to 15 psi! kW CO2 O Many corporations with multiple plants in North America are launching “Go Green” initiatives. Are there any energy efficiency rebates being offered by the utility companies in your area? The Delaware “Energy Matters Program” set up by the state legislature just expired in April. They allocated $8 million for industry and consumers to implement energy saving technologies. Compressed air was a qualified target. It did not provide funds for efficiency projects with a simple paybacks of 18 months or less — the state felt that industry should do this on their own. It focused on projects with simple paybacks beyond 18 months — providing grant money up to $100,000 per facility to get the payback to the 18-month number. In Delaware, most power is controlled by the municipalities and power costs are around 13 cents a kilowatt hour. They did not do a good job advertising the program however. Maryland is talking about a “Go Green” incentive program but nothing is in effect. We are not aware of any other incentive programs. The utilities our customers have include Dominion Power and PEPCO in Virginia, Constellation Energy in Maryland and PP&L and Allegheny Power in Pennsylvania. Thank you for your time. For more information, please contact Mark Shaffer, Cummins-Wagner, tel: 301-317-6230 x106, email: mshaffer@cummins-wagner.com, www.cummins-wagner.com 44 www .aii rbe stpracti bt tices.com http://www.cummins-wagner.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices- August 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News The August Audit of the Month: A Vacuum System Audit Energized for Savings at Seattle City Light and Tacoma Power Know Your System CASE: Compressed Air Supply Efficiency Ecos Air: Managing Incentive Programs Kaeser Compressors: Loyalty, Energy and Growth Building Relationships at Cummins-Wagner McIntire is Moving Forward The 2008 A.I.C.D. Conference & Exhibition Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Job Market

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