DETROIT, May 14 MI-DTEEnergy-Ford-EPA
DETROIT, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Through its Energy Partnership program,
Detroit Edison has helped Ford Motor Company earn its third consecutive Energy
Star Partner of the Year Award in Energy Management from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In announcing the award, the EPA noted that Ford improved energy
efficiency in the U.S. by 4.5 percent in 2007, resulting in savings of
approximately $18 million and that the company's U.S. facilities have improved
energy efficiency by nearly 30 percent since 2000.
"We are pleased that our partnership has contributed to Ford's strong and
steady gains in energy efficiency and that those gains have led to this
prestigious award," said Robert J. Buckler, president, Detroit Edison. "The
Energy Partnership program not only helps Ford and other major industrial
customers save energy and money; it also benefits communities and the
environment through lower emissions at power plants and at our partners'
facilities. As energy efficiency takes a larger role in efforts to meet
growing demand for energy without impacting the environment, the results of
the Energy Partnership program are helping lead the way."
Since 1995, Detroit Edison has assigned engineers to work with the Ford
Land Energy Program team to identify opportunities and implement solutions to
save energy. The Energy Partnership initiatives include:
-- Capital investment and performance contracting projects.
-- Program initiatives to optimize facility operations.
-- Engineering review of new technologies and cascading of "Best
Practices."
-- Energy surveys, audits and customized energy efficiency plans.
-- Lighting system evaluations, including design and project engineering.
-- Compressed air system evaluations and development of a leak repair
program.
-- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems evaluation and
development of an optimization plans.
-- Implement utility metering and monitoring systems for trend analysis.
-- Chilled- and process-water system analysis and design enhancements.
-- Employee energy awareness programs.
-- Paint Shop abatement process and control.
Detroit Edison is an investor-owned electric utility serving 2.2 million
customers in Southeastern Michigan and a subsidiary of DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE),
a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and
management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Information
about DTE Energy is available at www.dteenergy.com.
SOURCE Detroit Edison
