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Show ts-,., . Sit m - ' - ! pfcv - f:? .... 1 I . -rrrr r. I UTILIZATION OF economical vehicles is one reason Mountain Bell saved 26,212 gallons of fuel during the first three months of 1981 compared to the first quarter of 1980. Installation vans are being phased out in favor of more economical station wagons. Mountain Bell uses less energy in 1980 While most residents of Utah were striving to reduce energy consumption in their homes and cut rising utility bills Mountain Bell rnanaged to use less energy in 1980 than in 1979, or even 1973, the year the telephone company first began tracking energy conservation. con-servation. "Our company's success in managing and conserving its energy consumption is an important achievement," said Frank Stephens, general manager of Mountain Bell's support services in Salt Lake City. "Despite continual business growth in the eight-state area Mountain Bell serves, the company has reduced energy consumption by 13 percent over 1973." Company-wide, the consumption of all types of energy was down in 1980 over 1979. The figures include a 5.7 percent reduction in motor vehicle fuels, a 19.3 percent decrease in building fuels and a drop of .7 percent in the consumption of electricity. In Utah, building fuel consumption per 1,000 square feet of floor space decreased 44 percent, while electricity consumption per 1,000 square feet of floor space decreased 5.1 percent. An improvement trend that began late in 1980 in the Utah motor vehicle fleet became even more impressive during the first three months of 1981. Miles per gallon for the MB-Utah fleet increased 10.5 percent for the first quarter of this year compared to the first quarter of 1980. The result was a savings of 26,212 gallons of fuel. If continued over the full year, the improvement im-provement rate would mean a savings of more than 100,000 gallons of fuel. Since 1973, the amount of floor space Mountain Bell maintains has increased 38.7 percnet, resulting in a greater demand for gas and electricity to heat atid cool buildings. During the same period, usage of gas and electricity per 1,000 square feet of floor space has decreased. "Mountain Bell is dedicated to long-term long-term conservation objectives in order to offset projected rising costs of energy, Stephen says. But even with reduction in overall rising costs of energy consumption, we continue to pay higher and higher energy bills, just like residential customers. Energy costs went up 20.8 percent for our company in 1980 and have increased 217.6 percent since 1973. "The success we've had in conserving con-serving energy can be attributed to the rigorous energy savings program initiated back in 1973. It has meant hard work by and cooperation of our employees, em-ployees, but they feel it's been worth it both in conservation of national resources so vital to all of us and savings to the business that are ultimately passed on to our customers. |