FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Energy/Insulation Cost Savings
Supplementing with Additional Savings:
Due to a steady increase in energy costs, management at a leading switch gear manufacturer began exploring methods to reduce energy costs in their 250,000 ft² plant in South Carolina. The maintenance supervisor was somewhat familiar with roof cooling and contacted Sprinkool International. Sprinkool then performed an energy analysis which indicated that the Sprinkool system would conservatively eliminate the demand for 175 tons of cooling capacity for this facility.
In addition, the analysis showed the system would supply an insulation value of approximately R-100 during operation. That meant that additional insulation scheduled to be added for cooling purposes during the planned re-roofing project could be eliminated — a savings of more than $66,000.
The Sprinkool system was installed and activated in April 1994 and costs were carefully tabulated. The 1994 production profile, including equipment, people, lights and other sources that could alter the heat load, was greater than in 1993. Even with the increased load, management determined the actual savings during the first five months of operation of the Sprinkool system to be $27,600 or 699,000 kWh. According to management, "if the system had been in operation earlier, we would not have needed to activate our Number 1 chiller in March, and the savings would have been even greater".
For More Information Contact:
Sprinkool Systems International, Inc.
P.O. Box 326
Tel: 256-757-5366
FAX: 256-757-3451
Internet: info@sprinkool.com
