Power for productivity

Conference · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:20001898

Tedesko, P; Kuhel, G

Over the last ten years, manufacturers have aggressively attached product costs. Survivors in today's global economy have improved productivity, driven down labor costs, cut cycle times and reduced the cost of purchased material. However, one major cost component typically has been overlooked, or considered immune from control: the electricity that powers production. Managing electrical costs may be the last great frontier for significantly reducing the cost of production. That frontier is opening wider today with the advantage of utility deregulation. New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, California and Rhode Island have already enacted legislation and begun moving toward deregulation. Other states will follow. Unprecedented opportunities to save money will become available to companies that understand and can control energy usage. Low-cost power monitoring and control technology from Cutler-Hammer will enable companies to take advantage of these savings. Using information from these systems, companies can negotiate better rates in an open, deregulated energy market and develop new strategies to dramatically reduce energy costs.

• Research Organization: Cutler-Hammer, Eaton Corp. (US)
• OSTI ID: 20001898
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
DEREGULATION
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
ENERGY ACCOUNTING
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
INDUSTRY
METERING
MONITORING