Discrete Solutions, Utilities Management

Manufacturers that emphasize Utilities Management are able to achieve superior financial performance. For example, according to Good Energy Management is Good Business (US Department of Energy, Energy Star, 2004), a leading automotive manufacturer has saved over $75 million, and a leading consumer electronics manufacturer has reduced operating costs by more than $8.6 million through effective energy management programs. Utilities are part of the value chain and effectively managing them only strengthens the bottom line.

EnteGreat offers a proven strategy to help manufacturers achieve superior utilities management with tools and resources to assist in each step of the process. We help answer the following utilities-wise questions:

• Does your company manage utilities wisely?
• Is your company at or near the industry’s utilities consumption benchmark?
• Can you measure whether one site is more effective than others?
• Are your employees aware of how utilities can significantly raise operating costs and impact you’re the company’s bottom line?
• Do you know which equipment is operating efficiently, and which equipment is wasting energy?
• Do you know what products cost more energy to produce?
• Do you have energy conservation (cost savings) programs in place?
• Can you hold your managers accountable for utilities consumption?
• Do you back-flush your monthly utility bills?
• Do you know quantitatively which factors, such as production levels, process parameters and environmental parameters, influence utility consumption?
• Have you established utility Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) based on statistically correlated causal factors?

With the continuing rise in utilities costs, many industries are recognizing the value of smart Utilities Management. Whether through conservation initiatives or accountability, recognizing and reacting to avoidable consumption makes bottom line sense. Some representative savings that can be achieved through effective utilities management:

* Monitoring and Targeting in Large Companies , Good Practice Guide 112, Energy Efficiency Enquiries Bureau, March 1998

EnteGreat’s Utilities Management Program is designed to help our clients target and achieve utilities savings. Our three-part strategy enables our clients to recognize utilities waste, understand their investment decisions, and achieve their savings goals rapidly. EnteGreat’s experienced resources are focused to ensure every client’s success.

EnteGreat's Utilities Management Program consists of the following services:

• Utilities Monitoring Site Assessment
• Utilities Monitoring Best Business Practices Consulting
• Utilities Monitoring Implementation Services

Read More - Read this case study about how EnteGreat helped a Fortune 500 manufacturer to reduce their overall energy costs through Utility System Analysis.