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Energy-Management Activities
Manufacturers may conduct a number of energy-management activities
to improve the efficiency of energy use at their facilities. The
four top management techniques used by the forest products industry
include energy audits, electricity load controls, power factor correction
or improvement, and facility lighting. The most commonly used of
these is the energy audit, employed by almost 2,000 facilities in
1998. Approximately 25% of the forest products facilities reported
using at least one type of energy-management activity. [MECS
1998]
Activities |
Number of Establishments |
Participants (Percentage
of Forest Products Population) |
% Establishment Paid Activity Cost/Participants |
All/Some |
None |
Wood Products |
Energy Audits |
984 |
8.4 |
48.6% |
30.5% |
Power Factor Correction of Improvement |
1,103 |
9.5 |
74.5% |
11.0% |
Electricity Load Control |
1,099 |
9.4 |
49.3% |
22.6% |
Facility Lighting |
1,150 |
9.9 |
59.6% |
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Paper |
Energy Audits |
984 |
21.0 |
45.1% |
44.9% |
Power Factor Correction of Improvement |
656 |
14.0 |
67.4% |
13.3% |
Electricity Load Control |
681 |
14.6 |
55.5% |
26.4% |
Facility Lighting |
589 |
12.6 |
85.2% |
9.0% |
Source: MECS 1998
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