How these manufacturing businesses saved money
Mission Foods – Commerce and Rancho Cucamonga, California (PDF)
"It’s important to be more conscious of all the energy-saving possibilities out there."
— Daniel Padilla, Facility Manager, Rancho Cucamonga, Mission Foods
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Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
- Customized Solutions
- Technical Assistance & Technology Incentives
- Demand Bidding Program
- Time-of-Use Base Interruptible Program
Merrick International – Corona, California (PDF)
"Instead of saving money by compromising quality or materials, we found a way to improve quality and productivity while saving money and electricity in our process."
— Abraham Abdi, Founder and President, Merrick International
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
Trojan Battery – Santa Fe Springs, California (PDF)
"With TA&TI upgrades, Trojan Battery is leaner, more efficient, and more nimble. The savings lead to more savings."
— Chad Bentley, Manufacturing Technologies Manager, Trojan Battery
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
Western Container – Rancho Cucamonga,California (PDF)
"The essential first steps to success are, put assumptions aside, ask questions, and put the [DBP] program to the test."
— Tom Jackson, General Manager, Western Container
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
Allergan – Irvine, California (PDF)
"By taking advantage of every possible SCE rebate and energy efficiency program, we're building $500,000-600,000 in savings per year into our facilities."
— Terry Thomas, Manager of Facilities and Michael Whalen, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Allergan
Saving energy and money with these SCE programs
Los Angeles Die Casting – Commerce, California (PDF)
"The challenge was to use less energy while keeping our standards high. SCE's TA & TI Program opened a window of possibility."
— August Ambrozic, Plant Manager, Los Angeles Die Casting
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
Prime Wheel – Gardena, California (PDF)
"We take advantage of every energy-efficiency program and equipment rebate offered by Southern California Edison to get the fastest return. We're committed to staying here, and we're proving that even in a market where energy costs are rising, a company like ours can flourish."
— Henry Chen, Chairman & CEO and Albert Huang, Vice President, Prime Wheel
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
Jazz Semiconductor – Newport Beach, California (PDF)
"Any idea that can save us money is valuable to our future. No one can afford to be wasteful of energy in this economy."
— Michael D. Jue, P.E., Facilities Engineer Specialist, Jazz Semiconductor
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
QuinStar Technology – Torrance, California (PDF)
"SCE understands what we want to achieve, and they've been a source of ideas and practical energy-management measures to help us get there."
— Leo Fong, President and CEO, QuinStar Technology
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
West American Rubber Company – Orange, California (PDF)
"We didn’t make it to 100 just by chance,” says West American Rubber Company (WARCO) Partner Ken Hemstreet. “We intend to stay in business and we know to do that we have to look everywhere we can to make our business even more efficient and competitive."
— Jim deLeo, President, West American Rubber Company
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
- Automated Demand Response
- Technical Assistance & Technology Incentives
- Demand Bidding Program
- Time-of-Use Base Interruptible Program
Bumble Bee Seafoods – Santa Fe Springs, California (PDF)
"Believe it or not, we're actually having fun with this program. We hope our returns will be even greater in the coming years. We may be the last plant of this kind in America,but we're planning on being here for a long time."
— Betty M. Mendoza, On-site Energy Manager, Bumble Bee Seafoods
Saving Energy and Money With These SCE Programs
Homemade Baby – Culver City, California (PDF)
"Little things add up day to day, so a refrigerator door that doesn't seal properly can end up costing you a lot at the end of a month. SCE alerted us to every possible place we were wasting electricity."
— Matt and Therese Edy Kiene, Owners, Homemade Baby












