February 21, 2006
DOE Conducts Energy Saving Assessment at Union Carbide Facility in South Charleston, West Virginia
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that a three-day industrial Energy Saving Assessment will take place beginning today at the Union Carbide facility in South Charleston, West Virginia, 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 opportunities to save energy and money, 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.”
Dow Chemical Company’s Union Carbide Corporation in WV employs approximately 1,000 people and operates 10 plants that produce chemical intermediates used in many consumer products including household and personal care items, paints and pharmaceutical applications. Through Dow’s energy initiative, Union Carbide operations have been working to identify cost savings to improve both energy efficiency and use at local facilities across the United States.
DOE’s Energy Saving Teams that visit large federal facilities and the top 200 energy-intensive manufacturing facilities in the United States are part of the national “Easy Ways to Save Energy” campaign launched by Secretary Bodman on October 3, 2005, in Washington, D.C.
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. Media
contact(s):
Julie Ruggiero, 202/586-4940
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