In every industry, companies are looking for ways to save on energy costs. This article provides a quick guide that examines several low-cost ways you can find energy savings for any facility. Most are easy to implement but you may be surprised with the results. Among the savings areas, we’ll take a look at heating, lighting, electric motors, power factor correction, and more.
Heating industrial facilities can be difficult and expensive. For instance, many buildings have high roofs with no internal ceilings to reduce the volume of air to be heated. Some good questions to ask are: Can the building accommodate a lower internal ceiling? Can you insulate the walls and/or roof or increase the existing insulation? Can offices be partitioned off from the main production areas? Can you use fans to circulate the hot air near the roof? Can less of the factory be used during cold periods so you have to heat less? Are you heating areas that don’t see much use, like stockrooms and stores? Can you group these areas together to heat them more cost-effectively? Consider using time switches or better still, install a thermostatic control.