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2009 Environmental Health & Safety Report
6
Environmental
IV. Environmental
Highlights/Projects
Reducing Energy Usage
In 2009, Amtrak developed a plan, reduction goals and a “scorecard” for facilities to track
energy usage managed by the Director, Energy and Utilities. Energy audits at several large
Amtrak facilities helped identify efficiency improvement strategies that are beginning to be
implemented. Several projects, including lighting retrofits, are planned for implementation
through capital programs during the next fiscal year.
To encourage individual groups and employees to conserve energy where they work, a
company-wide energy awareness campaign was developed to include the following:
• An energy slogan contest for employees was kicked off in October with an
announcement in the company newsletter, Amtrak This Week. The newsletter is
distributed to all employees with an Amtrak e-mail address and is discussed in
crew meetings and safety briefings and posted on employee bulletin boards. The
winning entry (“Amtrak: Training A Nation to Conserve Energy”) was announced
in Amtrak This Week, and the winning employee, Joseph Dannemann, project
manager, Information Technology, in Washington, D.C. received a gift basket of
Amtrak-themed items, including a jacket, travel mug, and desk supplies.
• Energy awareness posters from the U.S. Department of Energy were printed and
distributed to more than 20 Amtrak locations on a bi-monthly schedule for posting
in employee work areas.
• Articles were included in Amtrak internal publications highlighting efforts to
reduce energy and water usage.
• An Energy Awareness page was posted on the Amtrak Intranet to let employees
know what is happening at the company level and what they can do to save energy
and water at work and at home.
Amtrak has set a goal for FY ‘10 to reduce energy and water usage at the top 10 locations
(based on total usage) by at least 2 percent compared to FY ‘09. A continuing energy
awareness campaign will encourage voluntary efforts at the local level, such as turning off
lights and equipment when not in use, adjusting thermostat settings and making sure
automated controls are working properly.