The Compressed Air Challenge: Making a Difference for US Industry

In 1997, the Compressed Air Challenge ia (CAC) was developed as an outgrowth of the US Department of Energy’s (USDOE) Motor Challenge program. The Challenge began as a voluntary collaboration managed by a sponsor, the Energy Center of Wisconsin, that included 15 sponsors from equipment manufacturers and distributors’ associations, utilities, state research and development agencies, energy efficiency organizations, and the USDOE. The mission of the CAC is to develop and provide resources that educate industry on the opportunities and benefits attainable through compressed air system optimization.