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Arkansas Industrial Energy Clearinghouse - Successes and Lessons Learned from Creation to Implementation
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2011
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Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)
Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)
Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)
Abstract
This paper shares the successes and lessons
learned during the development stage and first eight
months of the Arkansas Industrial Energy
Clearinghouse (ArkansasIEC). Through the state of
Arkansas via ARRA funding, the ArkansasIEC
supports and promotes energy efficiency developments
in Arkansas' industrial and manufacturing
sector. As many Arkansas companies seek to reduce
energy use, GHG emissions, and utility costs, the
ArkansasIEC provides customized plant-level
information and technical resources in support of
starting an energy management program, performing
energy self-assessments, understanding the energy
use of industrial energy systems, recommending
energy savings opportunities, understanding utility
costs, utilizing system-specific software to manage
energy systems, and identifying available financial
incentives from local, state, and federal sources. The
ArkansasIEC has both a presence on the internet and
a full-time engineer to directly interact with
manufacturing companies. This paper defines the
need for the program and details its development,
approach, and evolution; and it also chronicles the
success and lessons learned to date.
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Industrial Energy, Energy Efficiency, Arkansas Industrial Energy Clearinghouse