Abstract
This paper was written because energy issues, although viewed as important, often become casualties to equally important, but more urgent production and people problems.
A common sense approach to plant energy issues is illustrated by a case study of an industrial foundry, and includes the following:
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Power-use inventory
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Rate issues
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Process choices
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Implementation
Anticipated savings are then highlighted and compared to costs to determine whether adequate payback can be realized.
Richards, F. J. (1996). A Common Sense Approach to Energy Issues in Industry. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /91271.