May 15, 2006
DOE Conducts Energy Saving Assessment at Wolverine Tube Facility in Decatur, Alabama
WASHINGTON , DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that a three-day Industrial Energy Saving Assessment will take place at the Wolverine Tube Inc. facility in Decatur, 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.”
Wolverine Tube manufactures copper and copper alloy tubular products, fabricated parts, and alloys for the plumbing, air conditioning and heat transfer industries. The Decatur plant produces copper tube for these markets.
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 44 ESAs have identified, in aggregate, more than $149.3 million per year in potential energy cost savings and could reduce natural gas consumption by nearly 14.8 trillion Btu per year, equivalent to the natural gas consumed by more than 200,000 homes annually.
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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