The textbook describes the legal and regulatory framework of resource and energy saving; technological schemes of foundries and consumers of their energy resources; describes the methods of compiling energy balances and rationing energy costs. Much attention is paid to the methods of reducing energy costs and the choice of resource-and energy-saving technologies for melting metals. Meets the requirements of the Federal state educational standards of higher education of the last generation. Designed for students studying in the areas of training 22.03.02 and 22.04.02 "metallurgy". It can be useful to industrial workers engaged in the operation of foundries and workshops.