A Tennessee wire manufacturing plant recently earned an energyproject of the year award thanks to financing from a MAX, YourCommunity Credit Union CUSO to provide a lighting grid retrofit atthe 298,000 square-foot facility.
|The Center for Energy Efficiency at Middle Tennessee StateUniversity granted its 2010 award energy award to FushiCopperweld's wire manufacturing plant in Lincoln County, Tenn. The35-year old facility had been using original lighting that burnedat nearly 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit and required both a warm-up anda cool-down time of about 20 minutes before they could be removedfor replacement or repair.
|The new fluorescent tube lighting operates at 110 degrees,lowers the ambient temperature, saves on cooling costs, and reducesthe risk of danger to workers, according to Fushi Copperweld. Theretrofit is estimated to save nearly $300,000 on electricitycosts.
|MAX Leasing USA, a subsidiary of the $833 million MYCCU, inMontgomery, Ala., said it is committed to sustainable solutions andhas an education initiative to help educate businesses andcommunities on energy efficiency and other sustainablepractices.
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