Tony Simon, BSEE, is a registered EIT in the State of Washington and serves industrial and agricultural clients of the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program in Olympia, Wash. He provides technical assistance, energy auditing and analysis of industrial motor- driven systems such as pumping and compressed air. He holds a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Assessment Center Certification and is a U.S. DOE Qualified AIRMaster+ Compressed Air Specialist. Simon can be reached at simont@energy.wsu.edu.Melinda Thiessen Spencer, technical communication specialist with the WSU Energy Program, assisted in writing this article.The WSU Energy Program is a self-supporting entity of the university. Its staff of energy engineers and specialists is available on a contractual basis to assess your plant and make recommendations to improve your energy bottom line. For more information, visit www.energy.wsu.edu.