Open AccessAnalysis of energy-efficiency investment decisions by small and medium-sized manufacturers
Author(s) -
M.G. Woodruff,
J.M. Roop,
H.E. Seely,
Martin Müller,
Ted Jones,
Jeff Dowd
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/237387
Subject(s) - investment (military) , efficient energy use , environmental economics , business , energy (signal processing) , manufacturing , operations management , manufacturing engineering , industrial organization , marketing , engineering , economics , statistics , electrical engineering , mathematics , politics , political science , law
This report highlights the results of a comprehensive analysis of investment decisions regarding energy-efficiency measures at small and medium-sized manufacturing plants. The analysis is based on the experiences of companies participating in the DOE Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) program. The IAC program is a network of university-based centers that provides energy and waste assessments to small and medium-sized manufacturing plants. The purposes of this report are to do the following: (1) Examine what the data collected reveal about patterns of implementation of recommended energy- efficiency measures, (2) Evaluate how various factors, such as the type of industry, the characteristics of the manufacturing plants, or the cost of the measures, appear to effect implementation rates, (3) Examine reasons why recommended energy-saving measures are accepted or rejected