HARBEC's $52,000 Annual Energy Savings under SEP Described in New Case Study

A new case study details how HARBEC, Inc. improved the energy performance of its specialty plastics manufacturing plant in upstate New York by 16.5% over three years under the Superior Energy Performance (SEP) program. The plant's verified conformance to ISO 50001, the global energy management system (EnMS) standard, and sustained improvements in energy performance earned HARBEC Platinum certification from SEP. The $127,000 invested to implement the EnMS and certify to SEP was paid back within less than two-and-a-half years. Each year, the EnMS saves the plant 6 billion Btu and lowers energy costs by $52,000.

"Superior Energy Performance has provided us with a legitimate management system and a set of tools to identify energy opportunities and track their level of success," said Jeff Eisenhauer, energy manager at HARBEC.

The case studies are a part of a growing suite of products that highlight the business value of energy management released by the Global Superior Energy Performance (GSEP) Energy Management Working Group (EMWG). The EMWG's 11 member governments share best practices and leverage their collective knowledge to create high-impact national programs to accelerate the use of energy management systems in industry and commercial buildings. For more information, contact Paul Scheihing.

This article originally appeared in the September 2014 Advanced Manufacturing Office Update.