ENERGY WASTE HURTS PROFITS.

“When your work with it every day, you become used to the sins you commit.”

MOST COMMON MONEY SAVING AREAS ARE:

Electric billsMotorsLightingCompressed air

ELECTRIC BILLS

Billing mistakes happen. Know your rate schedule.

Power company will provide charts, statistics and analysis.

Bills signal a problem exists.

ELECTRIC METERS

How many meters are you paying for?

Are the meters read correctly?

MotorsIndustrial motors account for 45

percent of electricity used in the United States.

The annual electric cost for running a motor can be 10 times its purchase price.

Have a policy ahead of time to replace burned out motors with right-size energy efficient motors.

LIGHTINGTypically lighting is 10 percent of an

industrial facility’s energy cost.

Reclaim 30 percent by cleaning fixtures and lamps.

“EXIT” signs burn 8,760 hours per year.

Are light controls working properly?

COMPRESSED AIR

Costs seven times more than other energy sources. (7 Hp motor to get 1 Hp air.)

90 percent can be lost to leaks.

Save 5 percent cost for every 10 psi not used.

The cooler the air, the cheaper the cost.

BIGGEST ENERGY SAVINGS OF ALL:LET YOUR EMPLOYEES IN ON IT.

GIVE THEM INFORMATION ON ENERGY SAVINGS AND COSTS.

DO ENERGY AUDITS. FIND OUT HOW MUCH MONEY YOUR LOSING.

HOW TO GET INFORMATION Free information and Audits Division of Pollution Prevention and

Environmental Assistance (DPPEA) Web site: http://www.p2pays.org

Phone: 1-800-763-0136

Information and Audits N.C.State University

Industrial Extension ServiceWeb site: http://www.ies.ncsu.edu Phone: (919) 515-2358