LORDSTOWN - The General Motors Lordstown Complex is one of 54
facilities to meet a voluntary energy-reduction challenge set by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, cutting its energy
intensity by 33 percent, plant officials said. The energy
reduction came over a two-year period in response to the EPA's
Energy Star Challenge for industry. The goal was to reduce
energy intensity by 10 percent over five years. According to
information released by the plant, Lordstown's reduction avoided
93,579 metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the
atmosphere or the equivalent of electricity use by 10,574 U.S.
homes annually. "Our employees are committed to helping increase
our global operations' energy efficiency," said Mike Robinson,
GM vice president of sustainability and global regulatory
affairs. "Energy efficiency reduces our emissions and improves
our bottom line, so we are driven to make improvements wherever
we can." Between 2005 and 2010, GM reduced energy use in its
global facilities by 28 percent and ha