Carolina Classic

South Carolina's Manufacturing Extension Partnership offices are nothing short of superlative. On October 16, they organized the state's first Energy Symposium, which served (by my count) 87 attendees. The agenda's tag line says it all: "Cut energy costs. Boost Production. Reduce waste. Enhance competitiveness. Increase profits." It wasn't too long ago that such presentations were dismissed as feel-good sessions for the "environmentalist" community. No longer. Companies are realizing that energy purchasing strategies, by themselves, will not sufficiently control energy expenses. They are rediscovering the principle that price times CONSUMPTION equals expenditure. I was pleased to speak about energy cost control strategies at this event. Please see "Use it or Lose it: Tracking Industrial Fuel Consumption."