Enigin Update - Energy Efficiency Challenge for U.S. Northwest Industries
TO GET more industries in the U.S. Northwest to aggressively pursue energy efficiency, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), have launched the 25inTENsity Challenge.
The 25inTENsity Challenge is a new regional initiative developed by non-profit NEEA and its Northwest utility partners to encourage and assist industries to work toward a unified energy efficiency goal—to reduce energy intensity by 25 percent within 10 years.
The aim is to reduce the need to build more power plants, rely less on expensive open-market power and decrease the carbon impact of U.S. Northwest industries.
“With the 25inTENsity Challenge, the new heroes of energy efficiency will be Northwest industry associations,” said Claire Fulenwider, NEEA’s executive director. “Their support for this effort demonstrates that entire industries are starting to take meaningful action through their industry organizations.”
The 25inTENsity Challenge will help leading Northwest industries address their energy usage and costs, and build a competitive advantage in the face of tightening supplies, resource constraints, cost increases and government regulation.
Specific assistance for organisations and its members includes support for the creation of an Energy Roadmap to guide their energy reduction efforts, mentoring, and facilitation of partnerships among key groups and organisations.
“Our commitment to the 25inTENsity Challenge has helped us successfully address rising energy costs in creative ways that make sense for our industry,” said NWFPA President Dave Zepponi. “It has also allowed us to attract significant funding to offset our members' implementation costs, accelerating their ROI on energy saving initiatives."
“When industries begin to seize control of their energy use and reduce their energy waste, we all win,” said Margie Harris, executive director at Energy Trust of Oregon. “The 25inTENsity Challenge is a new approach to managing industrial energy demand that will reduce the need for utilities to build more power plants or buy more expensive electricity on the open market.”
Enigin provide cutting edge energy efficiency technology and solutions to industry and commerce through their global network of Enigin Distributors, leading to substantial reductions in energy demand and costs.
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