EL DORADO – Energy efficiency incentives from Entergy Arkansas, Inc. are helping Clean Harbors save money at their incineration facility by reducing the amount of electricity required for operation.
Entergy Arkansas offered Clean Harbors a financial incentive to upgrade their facility. “Clean Harbors is always looking to partner with utility companies or states agencies to help drive sustainability programs through energy savings projects. Working with Entergy on several successful energy saving projects to date has proven to be a valuable partnership for our El Dorado facility. Clean Harbors looks forward to continuing this partnership,” said Scot Shoemaker, Clean Harbors VP of engineering and operations.
Participating in Entergy’s large commercial and industrial program resulted in $338,405 in incentives and saved about 2 million kWh (killowat hour) of energy annually. That is equivalent to avoiding 1427 tons of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere, or removing 300 vehicles from roadways. The projects included installation of LED lighting, lighting controls, motor controls and compressed air improvements.
“When you hear the term “energy efficiency”, saving the planet is on most folk’s mind, however, I think about retaining and creating jobs. When a company like Clean Harbors can reduce its energy cost and improve the
efficiency of their facility then they become more competitive, which sustains or grows business resulting in jobs for southwest Arkansas,” said Bill Luther, Entergy Arkansas’ customer service representative in El Dorado.
Entergy Arkansas has an award-winning portfolio of energy efficiency programs for both residential and business customers. To learn more about these programs, visit http://www.entergyarkansas.com/energyefficiency.
Clean Harbors, Inc. was founded in 1980 and it is headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts. Clean Harbors is a hazardous waste management company that offers collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes, high pressure and chemical cleaning, material processing, industrial lodging services, and recycles used motor oils. They have over 400 service locations and they have 50 waste management facilities. They employ approximately 417 people locally and 13000 nationwide with nearly $2.8 billion in annual sales revenue. The plant and its employees have been valued partners of the El Dorado area since 1974. To learn more about Clean Harbors, visit www.cleanharbors.com.
Entergy Arkansas provides electricity to approximately 700,000 customers in 63 counties. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of approximately $10.8 billion and more than 13,000 employees.