Facilities

Ford has been a leader in facilities-related GHG and energy-use reductions, public reporting of our GHG emissions, and participation in GHG reduction and trading programs. Between 2000 and 2009, we:

• Reduced global energy consumption by 44 percent
• Reduced energy consumption per vehicle by 17.7 percent
• Reduced our total facilities-related carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 50 percent, or 4.8 million metric tons
• Reduced facilities-related CO₂ emissions per vehicle by 27 percent

In 2009, Ford improved energy efficiency in its North American operations by 4.6 percent, resulting in savings of approximately $15 million. To drive continued progress, we have set targets to improve our facility energy efficiency by 3 percent globally and 3 percent in North America in 2010.

These improvements have resulted from a sustained focus on improving energy efficiency. In early 2010, for example, we implemented a PC power management system to power down all of our desktop and notebook computers at night. We expect the program to reduce our annual energy costs by $1.2 million and our annual CO₂ emissions by 16,000 to 25,000 metric tons.

In several locations, we are using renewable energy to provide power and cut CO₂ emissions. Ford's Dagenham Diesel Centre in the UK, for example, was the first automotive plant in the world to obtain all of its electrical power needs from two on-site wind turbines, which have been in operation since 2004. A third two-megawatt wind turbine will be installed at Dagenham in 2010. In November 2009, we began powering the Genk, Belgium, plant with two wind turbines which will provide a significant portion of the plant's electrical power needs.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy awarded Ford a 2010 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award, which recognizes Ford's continued leadership and commitment to protecting the environment through energy efficiency. This is Ford's fifth consecutive year winning this prestigious award. For more information on our energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, please see the Environment section.