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Eyeing Energy Savings

By Katz, Jonathan
Publication: Industry Week
Date: Saturday, April 1 2006

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COST REDUCTION

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The Department of Energy hopes free audits will encourage manufacturers to implement savings measures.

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AFTER HURRICANES Katrina and Rita shut down oil and gas production along the Gulf Coast, Energy secretary Samuel Bodman warned consumers that heating prices could rise as much as 21% this past winter.

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In anticipation of skyrocketing energy costs, the Department of Energy (DOE) in October launched a free energyassessment program for the nation's 200 most energy-intensive plants. Plants participating in the DOE's Save Energy Now campaign receive free audits of their steam and process-heating systems, which consume nearly 80% of the energy used by U.S. industries.

The plants were selected out of 524 applicants from a variety of industries-including the automotive, paper, fertilizer and pharmaceutical sectorsthat comprise 10% of total industrial energy use and 15% of industrial natural gas use in the United States, says Doug Faulkner, the DOE's acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy.

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