Compressed Air Best Practices - January 2009 - (Page 20)

| 01/09 | ENERGY REBATES ENERGY REBATES ASSIST INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES While the conversation outlined above is fictional, the numbers are not. They were taken from a Best Practices Case Study written by the U.S. DOE’s Industrial Technologies Program (www.eere.energy.gov/industry). The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Pacific Gas & Electric Company worked together with an auditing firm, Air Power USA (www.airpowerusa.com), and were able to help a corporation implement this important project. The fictional conversation was created as a result of countless conversations I have with Corporate Energy Managers. These people are responsible for reducing energy costs across all the factories in their corporation. The number one challenge they talk to me about is determining whether or not they can BELIEVE THE NUMBERS. They tell me that when a third-party Rebate Incentive is involved with the project, it significantly increases their confidence in the projected energy-saving numbers. Reduce Industrial Energy Consumption United States manufacturing provides an easily identified and major-impact target to reduce energy consumption. There are 350,000 industrial facilities in the U.S. spending $94.4 billion per year on annual energy costs. U.S. Industry consumes 32% of the energy requirements of the U.S. — the largest consumer segment in the country. Of these energy costs, 13.5% is consumed in the form of electricity. When you listen to the media, all you hear about is plant closings or jobs being shipped overseas. For some reason, the media doesn’t like mentioning the fact that the U.S. manufacturing sector : p p p p Ranks as the 8th largest economy in the world Produces nearly 25% of the world’s manufacturing output Employs 14 million people Makes the highest contribution to the economy of any sector (12% of U.S. GDP) While facing challenges, U.S. industry has successfully implemented lean management practices and productivity is at all-time highs. The new chapter being written today is on “sustainability.” 20 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.eere.energy.gov/industry http://www.airpowerusa.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices - January 2009 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News Compressed Air Audit of the Month: A Nitrogen Audit at Boeing Air Standards: New ASME & ISO Standards for Compressed Air System Assessments Energy Rebates Assist Industrial Sustainability Initiatives Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings: Project #1: Lighting Optimization Minimum Supply Wire Size Recommendations for Compressor Packages Utilizing Variable Frequency Drives The Pneumatic Advantage: Pneumatics Bring Precision and Reliability to Furniture Industry Specialist Personal Productivity: Is Afternoon Fatigue Influencing Your Job Performance? The Explanation and Some Solutions. Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Classifieds

Compressed Air Best Practices - January 2009

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