WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that a three-day Industrial Energy Saving Assessment will take place at the CertainTeed facility in Kansas City, Kansas, as part of the comprehensive national energy efficiency effort being 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.”

The CertainTeed Corporation’s Kansas City, Kansas, fiber glass insulation manufacturing facility produces fiber glass insulation products for customers throughout North America and is the largest insulation production plant in the world. In addition, the plant's K-21 line is recognized as the largest fiberglass insulation manufacturing line in the world.

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 48 ESAs of industrial facilities have identified, in aggregate, nearly $152 million per year in potential energy cost savings and could reduce natural gas consumption by over 15 trillion Btu per year, equivalent to the natural gas consumed by more than 206,000 homes annually.

Companies interested in accessing DOE energy saving resources can get more details at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/ and request brochures detailing “15 Tips to Help Your Plant Save Energy.” 

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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