In-plants Go Green

Fortunately, the in-plant’s power company has been a friend both to the environment and to the in-plant. About three years ago, the shop worked with the power company to install high-efficiency lighting, replacing nearly all of what it had been using.

“Our power company agreed to pay half of our initial outlay to change the lighting and convinced us that the move would save us money over the years,” Sedgwick reports. At this point, he estimates that the project has allowed the in-plant to reduce its lighting energy usage by approximately 50 percent.