Focus on Energy can help with audits and incentives
Water and energy go hand in hand in many of Wisconsin’s major industries such as pulp and paper, food processing, plastics, and metal. Often, water must be pumped, heated, treated and eventually discharged. This means every gallon saved can create benefits beyond water conservation.
Reducing water use and increasing reuse can provide several benefits, resulting in lower energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions:
- Lower process heating requirements.
- Reduced influent and effluent volumes.
- Decreased wastewater treatment demands.
For companies looking to advance their sustainability goals while reducing operating costs, water efficiency is a great place to start.
Focus on Energy can help at no cost. Energy advisers and their teams can support process water audits, assist with flow measurements, identify improvement opportunities, and provide preliminary energy savings and cost estimates to help prioritize potential projects.
Your wastewater treatment plant may also hold untapped energy-saving opportunities. Focus on Energy can evaluate your system to identify improvements such as more efficient aeration, blower upgrades and other energy-saving measures. Comparing the plant’s original design conditions with today’s actual flows and solids loading can reveal areas where the system is no longer operating efficiently. As operations change over time, wastewater treatment needs can change as well. Focus on Energy’s financial incentives and expertise can help turn these identified opportunities into projects that deliver lasting energy and cost savings.
Saving water can save energy, reduce emissions, lower operating costs and support your company’s sustainability goals.