Energy efficiency must compete with other issues for finite resources within a company. While capital is the most often cited resource, staff time may be of equal or greater importance. With
the restructuring of industrial companies, we have seen decreasing expenditures for issues that do not relate directly to the continued operation and near term profitability of the company. Downsizing is common news, and has resulted in fewer staffs available to address all issues. One manifestation of this staffing constraint is the reduction in the number of corporate energy managers (Geller and Elliott 1994). When a choice must be made between addressing a potential emissions-compliance, production- reliability or product-quality problem, and identifying and
implementing energy efficiency projects, the former receives the attention since failure to do so may result in the plant being shut down
Energy efficiency must compete with other issues for finite resources within a company. While capital is the most often cited resource, staff time may be of equal or greater importance. Withthe restructuring of industrial companies, we have seen decreasing expenditures for issues that do not relate directly to the continued operation and near term profitability of the company. Downsizing is common news, and has resulted in fewer staffs available to address all issues. One manifestation of this staffing constraint is the reduction in the number of corporate energy managers (Geller and Elliott 1994). When a choice must be made between addressing a potential emissions-compliance, production- reliability or product-quality problem, and identifying andimplementing energy efficiency projects, the former receives the attention since failure to do so may result in the plant being shut down
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