Business owners and investors in American businesses, factories, and manufacturing facilities can save energy with help from the DOE. An energy management assessment of your manufacturing facilities has many facits. The first being the commitment of the company to reduce the Carbon Imprint of it’s opperation. Benefits multiply as individuals are inspired to join the effort, both at work and at home. Savings in dollars can be impressive. The average savings that a large plant assessment yields is a staggering $2.5 million or depending on scale of opperation a savings of 10% or more per year on energy bills. No solution is simple (excep tfor changing light bulbs) but changes that are beneficial to the environment and the bottom $ line make sense.

Through Save Energy Now, DOE offers these energy assessment options:

For large plants: The nation’s largest, most energy-intensive plants can apply to receive a 3-day system assessment. These on-site assessments are led by DOE’s Energy Experts who use DOE’s software tools and technical information to target a specific system area. Assessments also provide valuable hands-on learning that can help your staff gain knowledge to multiply the benefits of the assessment.

For small and medium-sized plants: DOE’s university-based Industrial Assessment Centers conduct 1-day assessments at smaller plants. Teams of highly trained IAC faculty and engineering students apply the same DOE software tools and technical resources to identify key savings opportunities throughout your plant.

For all plants: Contacting the EERE Information Center is the right option for any plant, large or small, if you are ready to boost energy savings and improve productivity. Whether or not you receive an assessment, here you will find expert technical assistance and guidance on how to make the most of the Save Energy Now portfolio of resources.

We encourage you to apply today for a Save Energy Now assessment, either for large or small to medium-sized plants. Please read through the Assessment Process to help you get started. If you have participated before, you will learn about recent changes to the initiative.

Contact the EERE Information Center with any questions. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/info_center.html

Living greener today and every day.

Start with banning incandescent light bulbs from your home. This is an easy and simple way for you to make the first step in cutting your carbon footprint.

Each time that you replace a burned-out bulb with an energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulb, the results are immediate and long term. Replacing just one incandescent light bulb in every house in America would prevent more than 13 billion pounds of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere. Multiply that times the number of incandescent light bulbs in your home and the savings are staggering.

Additionally, TURN OFF the lights. One of the most common sense actions that we can take (saves money as a bonus) is turning off the power. Turn off the lights, the TV and any electronics not in use. Remember that every contribution, no matter how small, will add up tremendously when millions of households are involved.

As a project to include family members, count the number of incandescent light bulbs in your home. The number of bulbs may surprise you.

Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency have experienced political interference in their work. Of more than 1500 EPA scientists responding, more than 60 percent said they had experienced government manipulation of environmental scientific findings.

Francesca Grifo of the Union of Concerned Scientists, referring to the Environmental Protection Agency. “Distorting science to accommodate a narrow political agenda threatens our environment, our health and our democracy itself.”

We face political and economic interference with information and education that is absolutely necessary for responsible individuals determined to “save” our changing world. We must make every contribution possible, on a personal basis, for implementing immediate and long range solutions for a better GreenLife4u.

GreenLife4U is an outlet for ideas, hints and tips for everyone to use and become part of the solution.