PECO Business Solutions - Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector accounts for one‑third of primary energy consumed in the United States. This is driven by the cost of making products, maintaining office operations, and transporting materials and goods.

Our financial incentives for upgrades can help you take greater control of your energy costs, so you can operate a leaner and greener facility that starts yielding benefits right away.

Leaner Operations

Establishing energy management processes can decrease costs, overproduction, and waste.
Profitability

Investing in energy efficiency can lead to long-term reductions in energy costs.
Reliability

Improve the resiliency of your facility by decreasing downtime of your systems and equipment.
Maintenance

Reduce maintenance expenses by extending the lifespan of your systems and equipment.
Safety

Ensure worker safety and comfort across your manufacturing plants—improving employee satisfaction.
ENERGY STAR® Recognition

Investing in energy upgrades can earn your facility recognition from ENERGY STAR®—enhancing your corporate image as a business committed to sustainability.

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PECO's Energy Saving Process

Your journey to increased energy efficiency starts here. As you progress through these tiers, you’ll discover even more ways to build a healthy bottom line while streamlining your operations.

Manufacturing
Warehouses

Tier 1

Savings Starter

Even basic energy efficiency projects can make a big difference for students and staff. PECO can provide a complimentary energy repor t to show you how to upgrade your equipment and build a healthier bottom line. Then, choose from instant lighting discounts and financial incentives for:

Interior Lighting

Increase visibility and improve employee output where production and assembly occur by installing or retrofitting LED high-bay and low-bay fixtures, troffers, accent/track lighting, and tube lamps.

Exterior Lighting

Ensure employee safety and maintain a steady flow of materials and products with LED lighting at loading docks and in wall-mount fixtures and parking lot lamps

Controls and Schedules

Use occupancy sensors, dimmers, photosensors, and programmable thermostats to adjust lighting and temperatures automatically in workspaces and on the production floor.

Typically, lighting comprises 40% of a business’s electric bill, and installing LEDs can save up to 90% of that total. A factory spending $275,000 per year on electricity can save up to $99,000 by replacing incandescents with LEDs—enough to pay the salary of a plant manager.

Tier 2

Savings Leader

Building on your progress, you can increase your energy savings with more advanced energy efficiency upgrades. Take advantage of financial incentives from PECO to make improvements like these:

Variable-Speed Drives (VSDs)

Manage fluctuations in energy demand with VSDs in process motors for large fans, pumps, conveyor systems, machine tools, and applications that require variable torque.

Compressed Air Systems

Boost operational capabilities and shorten production times by delivering precise and constant air pressure, volume, and quality when you need it.

Optimizing motor control systems with VSDs can reduce energy consumption in your facility by as much as 70%. That means the cost to run a 100-horsepower pump for one year can drop from more than $40,000 to just over $12,000—the cost of an industrial 3D printer.

Tier 3

Savings Champion

At this stage, you’re creating a blueprint for maximum energy efficiency. Couple the improvements you made as a Savings Leader with the best financial incentives from PECO, and consider these possibilities:

Strategic Energy Management (SEM)

Focus your energy management efforts by setting and achieving annual savings goals for two years. PECO’s SEM Bonus Incentives help you achieve near-term energy, cost and sustainability goals by providing an additional annual bonus ($.04/kWh) on top of the standard incentives that are available for qualifying EE projects.

Highest Efficiency HVAC Chillers

Regulate temperatures in and around machinery to minimize heat, improve production time, and extend equipment life.

Refrigeration Equipment

Optimize cold storage for perishable or temperature-sensitive products, such as food and pharmaceuticals by installing high-efficiency equipment.

A manufacturing facility that saves $100,000 per year by installing electrotechnology-based process heating in equipment such as infrared booster ovens, paint curing ovens, and high-efficiency heat pumps, recoups the cost of four 100 kW liquid-cooled standby generators.