Save Energy Now for Maryland Manufacturing

Maryland Industry

In 2009 (the most recent data from the Energy Information Administration), Maryland's industrial energy consumption was 155 trillion Btu. The three major industrial sectors contributing to this energy consumption are computer and electronic products, food, and chemical manufacturing.

Industry Name	Employees	Payroll (Million)	Value of Shipments (Million)
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	21,352	$1,741	$7,172
Food Manufacturing	14,164	$492	$6,895
Chemical Manufacturing	9,812	$586	$5,811
Navigational, Measuring, Medical and Control Instruments Manufacturing	12,814	$1,158	$4,002
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	12,202	$554	$3,011
Machinery Manufacturing	7,921	$467	$2,748
Other Food Manufacturing	2,909	$133	$2,237
Printing and Related Support Activities	12,777	$573	$2,119
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	3,992	$340	$2,017
Soap, Cleaning Compound and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	1,582	$83	$1,886

Source: 2008 Annual Survey of Manufactures, U.S. Census Bureau

Maryland Save Energy Now gives industries exposure to technologies and operational practices that can be used to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities through process improvements, waste heat recovery and combined heat and power (CHP), as well as other traditional energy efficiency improvements. Maryland has a large potential for energy savings because economically important industries, like food processing and chemical manufacturing, require large thermal loads and are likely to have significant opportunities for heat recovery and CHP.

By enabling energy efficiency improvements in Maryland manufacturing facilities, operational costs can be reduced resulting in Maryland industries becoming more cost competitive now and in the future.