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Cover Story Part 2: Compressed Air: Your Most Expensive Utility  

| By Roy Stuhlman Kaeser Compressors, Inc.

Compressed air is your most expensive utility. This is a fact that has been documented time and time again. It takes 7 to 8 hp of electricity to produce 1 hp in an airtool. In many plants, the compressed air system is the largest user of electricity.…