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.  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?

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.

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?

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: Phone:  Information and Audits N.C.State University Industrial Extension Service Web site: Phone: (919)