General Motors
During an Energy Treasure Hunt, teams walk around a facility looking for quick ways to save energy. Those quick fixes can add up to big savings. Hundreds of organizations have used Energy Treasure Hunts to reduce their facilities’ energy use by up to 15 percent. Are you and your crew ready to find the treasure buried within your facilities?
2022
Number of Treasure Hunts: 14
Average Size of Treasure Hunt Teams: 12
Top O+M Savings Opportunities Identified:
- AHU's
- Andon Board upgrades
- Auto zone lighting
- CA aftercooler and leaks
- Chilled water optimization
- Close shades
- Exhaust fans
- Machine sleep
- MAU UV
- Metering
- Occupancy sensors
- Paint shop coat paint process retrofit to cancel flash dry oven
- Paint shop convert steam to hot water
- Paint startup/stop time optimization
- Panel Coolers
- Powerhouse Upgrade
- Pumps/fans shutdown
- Recirculate air
- Sleep on CNC's, No Heat Washers
- Take measure to reduce air compressor inlet temperature and improve air compressor cooling tower efficiency
- Tank conversion
- Temporarily shut down unoccupied buildings
- Tune up tank temperature to save chilled water
- Upgrade F-EMS
- Upgrade lighting
- VFD's
Potential Percentage Savings Identified from the Treasure Hunts: 6.5%, 9.8%, 5.4%, 0.7%, 13.4%, 6.9%, 2.2%, 1.2%, 20.2%, 12.1%, 1.7%, 1.8%, 8.9%, 0.8%
2021
Number of Treasure Hunts: 22
Average Size of Treasure Hunt Teams: 7
Top O+M Savings Opportunities Identified:
- Substitution of electric motors for more efficient class
- VFD Installation
- Reduction of water consumption with flow restrictions and reuse of rain and treatment water
- HVAC optimization
- Paint process optimization
- Air compressor optimization
- Institute behavioral shutdown procedures
- Central coolant pumps optimization
- Lighting optimization
- Shutdown old productive areas
Potential Percentage Savings Identified from the Treasure Hunts: 2.7%, 9.0%, 7.0%, 1.6%, 0.3%, 0.8%, 0.3%, 0.5%, 1.7%, 2.0%, 0.9%, 2.2%, 0.5%,0.1%, 0.4%, 9.4%, 2.2%, 3.9%, 1.0%, 4.0%, 8.9%, 8.3%
2020
Number of Treasure Hunts: 11
Average Size of Treasure Hunt Teams: 8
Top O+M Savings Opportunities Identified:
- Building envelope
- Compressed air leaks
- Heat recovery
- HVAC balance
- HVAC controls
- HVAC optimization
- HVAC tune-up
- Lighting
- Machine sleep logic
- Paint booth controls
- Paint booth optimization
- Paint process
- Process energy
- Process insulation
- Ventilation controls
- VFD on fans and pumps
- Welder water pumping
Potential Percentage Savings Identified from the Treasure Hunts: 4.0%, 5.0%, 7.0%, 9.0%, 9.0%, 13.0%, 15.0%, 16.0%, 17.0%, 20.0%, 22.0%
2019
Number of Treasure Hunts: 16
Average Size of Treasure Hunt Teams: 13
Top O+M Savings Opportunities Identified:
- Adjust door speed
- Reduce compressed air pressure
- Leverage light controls
- Install LED lighting
- Install a Building Management System
- Institute behavioral shutdown procedures
Potential Percentage Savings Identified from the Treasure Hunts: 10%, 9%, 18%, 16%, 6%, 15%, 5%, 4%, 2%, 2%, 6%, 4%, 3%, 21%, 30%, 1.3%
