July 24, 2006—P&E AUTOMATION inc., an energy efficiency technology provider, announces that it has been selected a prime contractor by ATK Launch Systems, a division of Alliant Techsystems, to perform a plant-wide energy assessment at ATK’s Promontory, Utah, manufacturing facility. According to the company, the ATK project is supported by a competitive grant award from the Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies program.
Under this contract, P&E AUTOMATION will deploy its FacilitySurveyer hosted software to collect data on the energy-consuming systems and processes at the plant, analyze the energy savings potential, and determine energy conservation measures with a 4-year or less payback to achieve those savings. These measures are projected to save more than $3 million, 96,000 MWh electricity, and 186,000 million Btu in combined fossil fuels annually.
ATK is a $3.4 billion advanced weapon and space systems company employing approximately 15,000 people in 22 states. The Industrial Technologies Program, part of the US Dept. of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, leads national efforts to improve industrial energy efficiency and environmental performance. P&E Automation inc., a private corporation headquartered in downtown San Diego, provides energy efficiency technologies to commercial, industrial, institutional, and government customers.
For more information visit the P&E AUTOMATION Web site.
