He has found many companies don't even monitor their lighting or air conditioning usage. At Bic, they attack energy costs by firing up the factory during off peak hours. We fire up Sunday nights just before midnight. We use much cheaper electricity. So now we have a double energy savings.
More heat goes into the plastic to melt it.
Which cuts down on air conditioning costs. For American companies the challenge may only intensify. If the price of energy goes up and they don't do anything to control it, then that cost has to be passed on to their customers. Either way, it slows down the American economy. All Rights Reserved.