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Utah's 4-Day Work Week: Energy Savings Fall Short

October 22, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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Don’t worry, there were energy savings to be had, $500,000 rather than the estimated $3 million.  It sounds like a failure, but the economy put a damper on the expected surge in energy prices in the last year.

However, there were a slew of other savings, which indirectly impact the consumption of energy.  For example, the state state fleet 3 million
fewer miles in the past year, resulting in a savings of $1.4 million.  Labor costs, plummeted by
$4.1 million because of state workers used a lot less overtime, too.  I imagine gas tanks stayed fuller longer for state workers as a result of the shorter work week as well.

Source: The Salt Lake City Tribune

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