Opto 22 Joins DoE’s Save Energy Now Project

Save Energy Now, a U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) national initiative, was created to drive a 25 percent reduction in industrial energy intensity over a period of 10 years. Industrial companies taking part in this initiative are recognized as “Leaders.”

According to the DoE, ITP is taking a return on investment approach to the Save Energy Now program, advancing efficiency actions that result in the best British thermal unit (Btu) saved per dollar investment.  Companies that join this program are required to develop energy intensity baselines, energy management plans, and report their progress to ITP on an annual basis.

Recently, Opto 22, a manufacturer of hardware and software for applications involving industrial automation and control, remote monitoring, and data acquisition, joined the Save Energy Now program.

Opto 22 considers joining the Save Energy Program as a continuation of its corporate focus on environmental responsibility via conservation, recycling and sustainability efforts that began in 2006 when the company implemented more energy-efficient HVAC systems, maximized use of natural sunlight, and combined technology with best practice to reduce its carbon footprint and overall power consumption by 29 percent.

For more information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now program, go to: http://www.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow.