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Show HILL TOP TIMES Friday, December 3, 1982 Page 9 Cuffing back on Air Force energy use dollars saves everyone's hard-earne- d By Lamont Shupe Ogden ALC Energy Monitor, Several weeks ago an article by Maj. James McEvoy of Tyndall AFB, Fla., appeared in the Hill Top Times. The article focused on the dollar cost of energy. Major McEvoy noted that we should treat energy like money because if, we save energy, we save money. Costs may again double by the year 2000. than $11 billion in 1981 dollars. Inflation will certainly increase that amount even higher So we as Air Force personnel have spent for energy, relatively fewer a challenge today and in the future. dollars will be available for the Air We are tasked first, to accomplish our Force to carry out its mission." Now, how does this relate to us at assigned mission as economically as possible, and second, to find ways to Hill AFB? How can each employee at reduce energy costs. Ogden ALC be involved in the proAs stated in the Air Force Energy gram of energy conservation? How Plan: "As more dollars have to be can we reduce the dollar costs for energy? Hill AFB in 1982. $12,347,000 - The Air Force spent $1 ,875,300,000 on energy in 1975. During fiscal 1982 our costs on base were more than $12,347,000 for electricity, natural gas, propane and heating oil We can prepare a long list of conservation actions to be taken, but briefly this list can be summarized to one statement: Be aware of energy conservation, then do something about it! Initially it may appear that we are like a person fighting the tide or climbing a giant sand hill and we cannot win. But if everyone repeat, everyone r-- does his or her part in Since 1975 total Air Force costs for energy have nearly tripled, even though conservation efforts have reduced usage by 35 percent. In 1975, the total cost for Air Force energy was $1,875,300,000. In 1981 the cost was $5,174,300,000 five billion dollars! Of course, in the Air Force the majority was spent for aviation fuel to power aircraft: Installation operation costs, those costs to operate buildings, amounted to more than $774,500,000 in 1981 for the total Air Force. Projections to the year 2000 in dicate that the cost of energy in the Air Force will again double, to more energy costs were VOLK . Energy is eating up our dollars. energy conservation, significant results can be obtained. Let's all get on the conservation wagon and save those Air Force dollars. After all, those dollars come from me and you and Joe and Dorothy and . . . '. 0 o U IN BOUNTIFUL F Sobei froou) ... tfEie jrauQirtoiry-- - D Guff fi neu o M ONE BEATS o LOW - TJeott's flGrgjesf used ears . . . ermocninifeiini Qinii3 OUR DISCOUNTS MMO:iOOT GREAY SELECTION Of USED PAYilflGOTS : CW- S- SEE m L" -- OUR HUGE LOT WOtt I-- 15 l fry " 0ATOGDCa Woods Cross Esit on 292-042- 6 o.DGDDGCS 1-- 15 l lost to o 1(5 Old Valloy Music Hall 0PEU LATE DAILY 292-041- 5 |