Energy audit workbook for warehouses

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6556096

In a typical warehouse, it is possible to save as much as 15 percent of utility costs through common-sense actions without any appreciable capital expenditure. The workbook provides a do-it-yourself, fill-in-the-blanks approach to an energy-conservation program for warehouses. After discussing general maintenance and energy conservation measures that demand no capital investment, measures are listed that have been shown to produce dramatic savings for the least initial investment: replace old, inefficient burners with new, efficient ones; have a technician check the efficiency of the boiler on a regular basis; install loading dock door seals; insulate hot, bare heating pipes; repair or replace leaking steam traps; where practical, use waste heat for hot-water heating; control exterior lighting with photoelectric cells; preheat combustion air where practical; use energy-conserving fluorescent lamps; and if you are being penalized by the electric company for a low power factor, it may be cost-effective to correct it. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6556096
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS-0041/9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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