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ENERGY WASTE HURTS PROFITS .

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 bills Motors Lighting Compressed air. ELECTRIC BILLS. Billing mistakes happen. Know your rate schedule.

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ENERGY WASTE HURTS PROFITS .

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  1. ENERGY WASTE HURTS PROFITS. “When your work with it every day, you become used to the sins you commit.”

  2. MOST COMMON MONEY SAVING AREAS ARE: • Electric bills • Motors • Lighting • Compressed air

  3. ELECTRIC BILLS • Billing mistakes happen. Know your rate schedule. • Power company will provide charts, statistics and analysis. • Bills signal a problem exists.

  4. ELECTRIC METERS • How many meters are you paying for? • Are the meters read correctly?

  5. Motors • Industrial 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.

  6. LIGHTING • Typically 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?

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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 UniversityIndustrial Extension Service Web site: http://www.ies.ncsu.edu Phone: (919) 515-2358

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