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Show HILL AFB Monday ended en-ded a special year of measuring major areas of energy use for this key defense installation. AT THE end of March, the base stood at 5.7 percent below be-low 1979 consumption of facility facil-ity energy, or natural gas, electricity elec-tricity and heating oil. Vehicle and equipment gas, or ground fuels, fell 6.5 percent below last year's rate. Federal agencies were under the gun to curtail energy use by 5 percent as directed by Pres. Carter, for the period of April 1979-80, as compared with the same period a year before. AT THE end of February, Hill was 5.3 percent below 1979 use, and was well on its way of achieving the goal. During Dur-ing March, the base was asked to limit facility energy consumption con-sumption to 390,000 MBTUs (million British thermal units) to further help the Air Force Logistics Command meet its 5 percent goal. In addition to the energy saving progams initiated throughout the year, a number of intensified actions were taken last month. MANY BASE heating plants were closed or reduced steam pressure in the lines. A cross over valve was installed in one plant to allow its heat to warm buildings previously heated by another plant. Several more plants turned down their heat output from mid-afternoon to early morning, morn-ing, with thermostats lowered to 60 degrees in some administrative adminis-trative areas last Thursday. THE DIRECTION for the future is to hold to no growth in consumption for the rest of fis cal year 80, according to Hill ' AFB energy monitor Lamont Shupe. "Energy management will be a fact of life from now on. Our performance in the past 12 months proves that, with everyone's efforts, we can meet the goals of reduced consumption," con-sumption," Shupe said. |