March 8, 2006
DOE Conducts Energy Saving Assessment at West Linn Paper Company Facility in West Linn, Oregon
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that, beginning today, a three-day industrial Energy Saving Assessment will take place at the West Linn Paper Company facility in West Linn, Oregon, 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 lead 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 West Linn Paper Company, an independent paper manufacturer, is the oldest active paper mill in the western United States. West Linn Paper’s Nature Web® line is an environmentally friendly recycled grade that offers 10 percent to 30 percent post consumer waste content. West Linn Paper Company products are sold throughout North America and are used for high-end advertising materials, magazines, catalogs and book publishing.
DOE’s Energy Saving Teams have completed visits to 28 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 nine Energy Saving Assessments have identified, in aggregate, $28 million per year in energy cost savings and will reduce natural gas consumption by more than 3 trillion Btu per year, equivalent to the natural gas consumed by more than 40,000 typical U.S. 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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