Industrial Sector: Manufacturing and Agriculture

Accounting for about one-third of all end-use energy in the United States, the industrial sector consumes more energy than any other sector. While industrial energy efficiency has increased steadily over the past three decades, there are still tremendous opportunities for energy savings, as well as the potential to instill the tenets of energy efficiency in a sector that employs and influences millions of people. The industrial sector, working constantly to increase shareholder value and reduce expenses, has found energy efficiency investments to be an attractive avenue to achieve those ends. As climate change awareness and mitigation strategies increase, it is likely that industry will increasingly prioritize energy efficiency as a critical solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.