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Sunoco’s energy conservation program focuses on energy awareness, operational improvements to utilize energy more effectively in everyday operations, and following prudent maintenance practices. The program also includes the incorporation of energy conservation technology into major facility expansions or upgrades. Although Sunoco has a continuous improvement policy, the energy-intensive nature of the low-sulfur fuels requirements and the federal EPA global settlement initiative are expected to offset cost-effective energy use reduction programs through at least 2012.
Since the operation of the refineries, chemical plants, and coke plants emit carbon dioxide, Sunoco is tracking the various greenhouse gas legislative and regulatory measures. These are in various stages of review, discussion, or implementation and will affect Sunoco. Sunoco’s generation of carbon dioxide is tied directly to energy consumption and so any greenhouse gas reductions will be dependent on prudent energy usage.
Committed to Energy Savings
ENERGY STAR® is a partnership between the EPA and Industry to advance energy conservation. This voluntary program helps organizations achieve superior energy performance while protecting the environment.
Sunoco joined ENERGY STAR® in 1998 and reconfirmed our commitment to the program in May 2006. As a part of our commitment to the program, Sunoco will:
- Baseline, track, and benchmark Sunoco’s energy performance by using tools such as those offered through ENERGY STAR®;
- Develop and implement a plan to reduce energy intensity across our facilities and operations by adopting the energy management strategy provided through ENERGY STAR®; and,
- Educate our staff and the public about our partnership in ENERGY STAR®, and highlight our achievements with recognition offered through ENERGY STAR®.
ENERGY STAR® Activities
Involvement with ENERGY STAR® included:
- Participated in the yearly ENERGY STAR®Petroleum Refining Focus meeting, which:
- Provides refinery energy managers/directors the opportunity to openly discuss challenges confronting energy management in their corporations; and is
- Designed with industry in mind, annual meetings include topics such as developing and improving corporate energy management, identifying and reducing energy use in petroleum refineries, options for improving energy efficiency, and company energy program highlights.
- Sunoco personnel presented “Sunoco’s R&S Energy Management System and ENERGY STAR” at the Chemicals Energy Forum’s inaugural meeting.
- ENERGY STAR® invited Sunoco to present energy success stories at the 30th annual World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) Session in Atlanta, GA. The presentation highlighted Sunoco’s energy management system and the Treasure Hunt program that was started at our refineries in 2006.
- Sunoco spoke at the Metro Philadelphia Industy Partnership, a local business partnership hosted by U.S. EPA Region 3 and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), that has adopted a goal of energy conservation. The presentation addressed Sunoco’s Energy Management System and the value of being a partner with Energy Star.
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Resources:
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HES Principles
About the Business
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