Abstract
EPRI's Partnership for Industrial Competitiveness (EPIC), comprised of over 15 EPRI member utilities, was established in 1992 to help electric utilities identify, develop, and implement competitiveness improvement opportunities for their industrial customers.
To be meaningful, strategies for increasing industrial competitiveness must consider not only energy use, but also all other production inputs. To this end, the program focusses on three major areas: environmental issues, efficiency, and productivity. The effectiveness of the program is gauged by its ability to keep utility customers "alive and well."
This paper provides a summary description of the EPIC program and its objectives. It goes on to highlight some of the more innovative strategies identified during EPIC Plant Surveys.
Smith, W. M.; Appelbaum, B. (1994). EPRI Partnership for Industrial Competitiveness (EPIC): The Plant Survey Experience. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /91850.