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Show oirimissairy driving Saving energy MIL -.L Mill Jill ll down energy costs FORT LEE, Ya. - Energy conservation efforts by the Hill AFB Commissary have been cited as a way to not only help the store but the installation as well. puts. "In the case of stores, we determine the operating costs per dollar of sales and try to reduce that ratio. Essentially, you must expenses, and increase sales," Courter said. The agency's active energy reduction efforts are in step with practices of successful, large corporations and Energy awareness, store lighting. Dave Abbott, base utility manager, said include: Commitment by training and installation of the calculations for metered electrical consumption of the commissary was down by 120,000 kilowatt hours management, energy reduction goals clearly communicated throughout the organizatop-lev- el energy efficient technology has had a possitive impact on our unit cost three-mont- hs following implementation a savings of almost $6,000. Rolling blackouts plagued tion and responsibility and accountability at the proper levels. DeCA's WesternPacific Region reduced energy use by 3.4 percent from FY 1999 to FY 2000, but its utility bill still increased by three the West Coast this year as Californians struggle to deal with energy shortE. Carroll Shepard III falls and increasing costs. percent as rising costs outCalifornia commissaries DeCA energy manager paced the savings. haven't escaped entirely, "Energy awareness, energy but energy awareness and management training and conservation are helping them keep their installation of energy efficient technology has had a positive impact on our unit cost," light bills in check. The Defense Commissary Agency, which said E. Carroll Shepherd III, DeCA's energy operates 284 stores worldwide, has adopted manager. "If action hadn't been taken to train proven business methods to drive down costs our personnel, or to use energy efficient and increase performance, and the "adopdesign, construction and maintenance, the tion" couldn't have had better timing. cost would have been much greater." While rising energy prices have mainly "Changing our management approach from a budget culture to a cost culture has directly been concentrated on the West Coast, DeCA's affected the way our store directors view all energy conservation and cost control efforts their store operating costs including their apply to commissaries worldwide. "We're utility bills," said DeCA director, Air Force training employees to be vigilant in auditMaj. Gen. Robert J. Courter Jr. "Changing ing and verifying utility bills, constructing the budget culture means not just acquir- energy-efficiecommissaries and upgradamount and then some ing spending budgeted ing already existing commissaries with of money in the year acquired. Instead we energy-efficieequipment," Shepherd said. look at all outputs and the costs of those out- - DeCA's Eastern Region formed a utilities nt nt v 7 ' r XWr7 Photo by Senior Airman Rust Martin Michael Jimenez and Col. Charlotte Rea-DiTechnology and Industrial Support Directorate, receive the 3rd quarter Base Energy Conservation Award from Col. Edward Mahan, Ogden Air Logistics Center vice comof energy over a three-mont-h mander. Tl won the award for conserving 175,000 kilowatt-hour- s period, edufluorescent p cating personnel about power conservation and completing a project task force to research costs and produce savings, even insisting on installation of new electric and gas meters. The utilities task force produced a onetime reimbursement to DeCA of $175,000 and a potential annual savings of at least $98,000 following utility bill corrections at two commissaries. At another store, a new meter showed immediate savings that may top $30,000 a year. DeCA's European Region is testing a system which electronically monitors, and controls all energy consuming trou-bleshoo- ts features of the commissary including lighting, refrigeration and heating and cooling systems. If the test is successful, the sysin contem will be implemented region-wid- e junction with ongoing renovation and repair projects. Until then, commissary employees manually "put stores to sleep" by shutting off computers and lights at night. "By leveraging technology and analyzing and reducing unit costs, I expect to see a further reduction in energy usage, reduced operating expenses and improved unit costs," said Courter. Enjoy Our Private Dining Environment Featuring PRIME RIB STEAK SEAFOOD CHICKEN 5PM, TUES OPEN DAY- - SATURDAY Just Off The Beaten Trail 776-490- 0 Banquet Rooms Available 49 East 200 South, Clearfield I'm now In Shop Anytime a USAA member. But that's not the only reason I enlisted." ! 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