Manth Brownell - National Grid

Large Business Program
Manth Brownell
Manth Brownell
Located in Central New York, Manth Brownell is one of
the largest manufacturers of precision machined parts in
the Northeast. Since opening its doors in 1951, Manth
Brownell serves other manufacturers in a variety of
industries including firearms, automotive, cable TV,
fluid power, microwave, appliances, and utilities.
Energy efficiency solution
• Two variable speed drives air compressors
The result:
Total Project Cost
$139,651
National Grid Incentive
$42,810
Cost to Customer
$96,841
Annual kWh Savings
310,477
Annual Cost Savings
$30,287
• Two 660 gallon storage tanks
• Two quick response regulators
• High efficiency air dryer
• 360 T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixture upgrades
Savings summary
Compressed air is invisible and very expensive. If you can’t
see it and it costs you money, it is important to measure.
Manth Brownell was encouraged to do just that. By
looking at the usage throughout the plant, design
measures were recommended to include a variable
speed compressor set, engineered storage, and the
ability to lower the pressure to each distribution network,
without sacrificing performance. The net effect was to
balance the supply of flow of compressed air with the
actual flow that the system demands. Reducing flow
of compressed air reduces the power required to
compress the air. This produced the significant savings
seen at this plant.
Strategic Partner
D&W Diesel, Inc.
1503 Clark Street Road
Auburn, NY 13021
Kirkville, NY
“The National Grid Energy Efficiency program has
enabled our electrical usage to power our compressed
air and lighting systems to decrease significantly. Our
business is up 30% in the period since these measures
were implemented. We are extremely pleased with
the savings and very impressed with the no-nonsense
approach that our National Grid representatives take
toward assisting us to achieve these results!”
—Wesley Skinner, Manth Brownell
1-800-787-1706 | efficiency@nationalgrid.com | www.nationalgridus.com/LargeBusiness
EE5525 Manth Brownell (10/13)