Union Carbide's PECOP cops $500,000 fuel cut

Journal Article · Mon Oct 29 00:00:00 EST 1979 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:5742898

Crawford, E

Union Carbide's Plant Energy Cost Optimization Program (POCOP) is saving $500,000 a year at a Taft, Louisiana chemical complex. Day-to-day decisions affecting fuel costs and plant operations are based on a system of computerized data-gathering and processing. Although Carbide's system is not unique, it is more extensive and more comprehensive than the systems used by other chemical companies. The plant has decreased its energy consumption 12% below the 1972 level while increasing production by 30%. The system was initiated in response to the shift from raw materials to energy as the major production cost.

• OSTI ID: 5742898
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Journal Name: Energy User News; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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