April 24, 2006
DOE Conducts Energy Saving Assessment at GAF Materials Facility in Mobile, AL
WASHINGTON , DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that, starting today, a three-day industrial Energy Saving Assessment will take place at the GAF Materials Corporation facility in Mobile, Alabama, as part of the comprehensive national energy efficiency effort undertaken by the Bush Administration. Through no-cost assessments, DOE is working with major manufacturing facilities to identify energy- and money-saving opportunities, primarily by focusing on steam and process heating systems.
“President Bush has called on all Americans to be more energy efficient. Private industry is joining the federal government in taking a leading role in this effort,” Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman said. “DOE’s Energy Saving Teams will play a key role in assessing and recommending energy efficiency strategies for some of the largest industrial facilities across the nation.”
GAF Materials Corporation is North America’s largest commercial and residential roofing manufacturer. The Mobile facility produces laminated and traditional shingles for residential construction, and produces roll products for flat roof construction and paper products for saturated felt underlayment applications.
DOE’s Energy Saving Teams have completed visits to 33 large federal facilities and are in the process of visiting 200 of the most energy-intensive manufacturing facilities in the United States as part of the national “Easy Ways to Save Energy” campaign launched by Secretary Bodman on October 3, 2005.
The first 33 ESAs have identified, in aggregate, more than $150 million per year in potential energy cost savings and could reduce natural gas consumption by more than 11 trillion Btu per year, equivalent to the natural gas consumed annually by about 150,000 typical homes.
For tips on easy, inexpensive steps consumers can take to lower their energy bills this winter, please visit http://www.energysavers.gov/ or call DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Hotline at 1-877-337-3463.
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