Kiwi packer Eastpack cuts 5% off energy costs, saves $170K
To help achieve its energy savings, EastPack partnered with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and consultants Energy Management Solutions (Emsol).
EastPack's Nathaniel Street led the project and after 18 months the company sliced more than 5 per cent off its energy costs and saved $170,000 to date.
Street says a key to EastPack's successful programme was not just Simson's buy-in, but getting support from all management and workers, including key IT staff and coolstore staff, where the most energy is used.
Monitoring equipment, revamped information systems and a Cisco power management suite were all installed. Significant savings came from improved design of refrigeration controls to allow more accurate temperature settings.
New software allowed staff to find out when something was being left on when it shouldn't, or when there were energy spikes that staff could query why they were occurring. Printers had timers installed so they turned off in evenings, weekends and the off-season.
With success at the pilot sites, EastPack is now replicating the work at its five other sites.
source: stuff.co.nz
