WASHINGTON , DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that a three-day Industrial Energy Saving Assessment will take place at the UOP facility in Mobile, Alabama, as part of the comprehensive national energy efficiency effort being undertaken by the Bush administration.  Through no-cost assessments, DOE is working with major manufacturing facilities to identify energy- and money-saving opportunities, primarily by focusing on steam and process heating systems.

 

“President Bush has called on all Americans to be more energy efficient.  Private industry is joining the federal government in taking a lead role in this effort,” Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman said.  “DOE’s Energy Saving Teams will play a key role in assessing and recommending energy efficiency strategies for some of the largest industrial facilities across the nation.”

 

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, delivers cutting-edge technology to the petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries.  The Mobile UOP Plant has 15 different product lines for the refining, petrochemical and consumer products manufacturing industries.

 

DOE’s Energy Saving Teams have completed visits to 33 large federal facilities and are in the process of visiting 200 of the most energy-intensive manufacturing facilities in the United States as part of the national “Easy Ways to Save Energy” campaign launched by Secretary Bodman on October 3, 2005. 

 

The first 39 ESAs of industrial facilities have identified, in aggregate, nearly $101 million per year in potential energy cost savings and could reduce natural gas consumption by over 11.5 trillion Btu per year, equivalent to the natural gas consumed by more than 160,000 typical homes.

 

Companies interested in accessing DOE energy saving resources can get more details at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/ and request brochures detailing “15 Tips to Help Your Plant Save Energy.” 

 

For tips on easy, inexpensive steps consumers can take to lower their energy bills this winter, please visit http://www.energysavers.gov/ or call DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Hotline at 1-877-337-3463.