March 14, 2005—Energy Management Pathfinding, a new report from the Alliance to Save Energy, offers case studies illustrating the unique energy-management strategies developed by 10 major U.S. corporations, including Frito-Lay, Kimberly-Clark, and 3M, which have used energy management to improve their business performance by reducing costs, building revenue capacity, and containing operating risk.
The report, assembled by the Alliance with support from the U.S. Department of Energy, shows there is no one-size-fits-all approach to achieving energy savings of 10-20 percent or more, the Alliance says. Instead, successful companies tailor their energy management strategy to reflect their own patterns of authority, accountability, and technical capability.
The Alliance is a coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit consumers, the environment, economy, and national security.
Other companies in the report include C&A Floorcoverings, Continental Tire, DuPont, Mercury Marine, Shaw Industries, and Unilever. The case studies, an analysis of their findings, and a corporate self-test of organizational aptitude for energy management are available online.
