Energy management system saves $250,000 + fuel -with 4-mo payback

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Food Process.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5026211

Massey, C L; Robe, K

Innovations made at Hershey Chocolate Company's Oakdale, California plant eliminated simultaneous cool-reheat-cycles by incorporating dead band controls into existing HVAC systems. Calculated savings of the project are about 90% of former heating and cooling energy usage for HVAC operation. Electric power savings amount to about $75,000/y, and natural gas savings about $185,000/y, using 1980 fuel costs, with an approximate 4-month payback. Because of the reduced demand for chilled water, a smaller water chiller carries full plant load for 4 to 5 months of the year without operating two existing 500-ton units.

• OSTI ID: 5026211
• Journal Information: Food Process.; (United States), Vol. 41:10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
COOLING SYSTEMS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
FOOD INDUSTRY
HEATING SYSTEMS
MANUFACTURING
NATURAL GAS
PAYBACK PERIOD
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
BUILDINGS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
INDUSTRY
POWER
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