Sustainability
3 articles
- How Plant Engineers Find and Price Compressed Air Leaks
DOE says leaks often waste as much as 20 to 30% of a compressor's output. A five-step program turns the hiss into a repair list ranked by dollars. It also shows why the savings reach the power bill only when the compressor controls can cut power as demand drops.
Sep 10, 2026
- How to Cut a Plant Power Bill Before You Sign a PPA
A ten-year power contract prices a load curve most plants have never measured. Meter first, kill the waste, then buy a smaller demand profile at a better number.
Sep 8, 2026
- The Data Center Tax on the Rust Belt: PJM Capacity Prices Rose 1,038% and a Brick Plant's Monthly Bill Went From $1,600 to $12,000
PJM's capacity price went from $28.92/MW-day in 2024/2025 to $329.17 for the delivery year now on bills — and the market's own monitor attributes 38% of the latest auction's $16.4 billion cost to data centers. Here is how that reaches a 141-year-old brick plant's P&L, and why the large-load tariffs 23 states have approved do nothing about it.
Aug 17, 2026