Category Archives for Energy Reduction

Economic impact of over $184,000! Since the 2001 Plant Expansion the throughput of Furnace #4 has been less than the design Operating Equipment Efficiency of 295,140,698 pounds of propane feed.  In 2004 the furnace operated 304 of 344 operating days at 69.8% of design. Total throughput for the 2004 calendar year was 205,952,599 pounds of […]

A Total of $48,000 in savings! Problem: There has been significant variability in the electric bill for a fiberglass component manufacturer. There have been large increases even when production was low. The average electric bill is $3,767, with an average usage each month of 17,978 kwh. Causes Inefficient operation of the air compressor Lighting was […]