CalPortland Company
Glendora, California
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence
CalPortland Company is a major supplier of cement, concrete, concrete products, aggregates, and asphalt in the western United States. The company continues to be a strong leader in advancing new strategies in energy management. This is the fourth time CalPortland has been awarded ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments include:
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Reducing total energy consumption by 27% and energy intensity by 2.1%, resulting in savings of more than 178,000,000 kBtu. These reductions are equivalent to eliminating over 17,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions.
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Completing energy efficiency projects, a $26 million investment, with estimated energy savings of 24.7 million kWh/yr and $2.2 million/yr. CalPortland strategically acquired $1.8 million in utility rebates to facilitate the projects.
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Promoting energy efficiency throughout its energy value chain to suppliers and customers. The company held an Energy Management Summit to educate the largest customers in energy management.
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Enhancing energy performance assessment capabilities through a new, comprehensive intranet Web site that enables improved data, knowledge, and project management across the company.
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Promoting the company's partnership with ENERGY STAR and the successes achieved in energy savings throughout the construction materials industry and beyond. As a result, many CalPortland customers and competitors have become ENERGY STAR partners.
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Serving as a leader in the ENERGY STAR Cement Manufacturing Focus and generating new directions and ideas for strategic energy management in the sector.