Energy Rebates
Some Examples of Industries and processes that use compressed air and are eligible to apply for Power Company Rebates…
| Large Commercial and Institutional • Office buildings • Healthcare & Biotech • Cleanrooms • Pharmeceutical companies • Labs • Medical Facilities |
Manufacturing and Heavy Industry • Oil and gas extraction • Forging and Foundries • Petroleum • Mining • Manufacturing • Component fabrication • Industrial process |
Agricultural and Food Processing • Food processing • Wineries • Dairies |
Compressed air is utilized in many commercial and industrial facilities for a variety of purposes and is often considered as a utility which is essential to production. All too frequently, however, little thought is given to the cost of compressed air and the potential for reducing these costs. In fact, compressed air is an expensive utility and users should make every possible effort to use this utility wisely and efficiently. This fact sheet (download PDF) is intended to give the user of compressed air some general ideas about improving the efficiency of a compressed air system. The user is encouraged to seek specific advise concerning the compressed air system in their facility.
Compressed air is delivered to the end by a system, consisting of a compressor, various types of conditioning equipment (such as filters, dryers, oil separators, pressure regulators, etc.), and a distribution system. Each of these components is unique to each system and each has an impact on the total cost of compressed air. Efficiency improvements should consider all these components.
Capitol Air Systems has built an alliance with ECOS Consulting, a successful third party administrator for PG&E’s compressed air efficiency program. The 2010 program consists of full auditing services supplied by PG&E to the end user with the ability to implement total system or partial system upgrades. These upgrades are eligible for incentives up to 50% of the installed project cost. With your electric utility company potentially picking up half of the final bill, this program is extremely popular and availability of auditing resources is limited.