Analysis of energy-efficiency investment decisions by small and medium-sized manufacturers

Technical Report · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/237387· OSTI ID:237387

Woodruff, M G; Roop, J M; Seely, H E ^[1]; Muller, M R ^[2]; Jones, T W ^[3]; Dowd, J ^[4]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Rutgers--the State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States)
3. Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
4. USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

This report highlights the results of a comprehensive analysis of investment decisions regarding energy-efficiency measures at small and medium-sized manufacturing plants. The analysis is based on the experiences of companies participating in the DOE Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) program. The IAC program is a network of university-based centers that provides energy and waste assessments to small and medium-sized manufacturing plants. The purposes of this report are to do the following: (1) Examine what the data collected reveal about patterns of implementation of recommended energy- efficiency measures, (2) Evaluate how various factors, such as the type of industry, the characteristics of the manufacturing plants, or the cost of the measures, appear to effect implementation rates, (3) Examine reasons why recommended energy-saving measures are accepted or rejected.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 237387
• Report Number(s): PNNL--11175; ON: DE96010966
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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