The compressed air optimization project, which includes the installation of no loss drains and the repair of leaks, will help reduce equipment waste and downtime. The project qualified under the Retro-Commissioning Lite Program, one of I&M’s energy efficiency programs.

“Not only does this project support the environment through reduced power usage, but it helps Mullinix lower their monthly electric bill, therefore positively impacting local economic development”, said Paul Chodak, Chief Operating Officer of Indiana Michigan Power.   

“With the installation of this new system, we were able to increase our facilities’ air handling efficiency by 30 percent and with the incentives we received from I&M, we were able to offset the capital improvement associated with the installation”, said Gene Gentili, CEO and President of Mullinix. “The application process was simple and we received our check within weeks of completing the project.”

Incentives are available for this and other qualifying energy efficiency upgrades to I&M’s Indiana business customers. Through the program, customers work with program-approved service providers who help identify system improvements and efficiency measures. Energy saving incentives are available to help offset the cost of implementation of the new efficiency measures. A few of the benefits of participation include – reduced energy consumption, enhanced building performance and extended life expectancy of equipment.

For more information about how your business can participate in the Energy Efficiency Program or about becoming a service provider, visit www.indianamichiganpower.com/save or call 1-888-444-9085.

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Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is headquartered in Fort Wayne, and its 2,500 employees serve more than 582,000 customers. It operates 3,595 MW of coal-fired generation in Indiana, 2,110 MW of nuclear generation in Michigan and 22 MW of hydro generation in both states.  The company also provides its customers 250 MW of purchased wind generation.

I&M is a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation’s largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 39,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP’s transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP’s utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP’s headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.

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