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IAC Center Texas A&M, College Station
Assessment Year 2008
Principal Product Steel fabrication
NAICS 332312 - Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
SIC 3441 - Fabricated Structural Metal
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 160
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 255,000
Annual Production 13,200 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 6,384
Location (State) TX
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $179,048 2,107,776 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $31,362 6,528 kW-months/year $4.80
Electricity Fees $2,659 - $ -
Natural Gas $257,353 30,904 MMBtu $8.33
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $470,422
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $100,807 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$33,360
Cost:
$17,050
- - - - - - $33,360 4,005 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$33,360
4,005
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.7145 INSTALL SKYLIGHTS Savings:
$22,310
Cost:
$8
$31,200 336,000 $170 17 - - - - $(-9,060) - $31,200
336,000
kWh
$170
17
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$(-9,060)
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$12,520
Cost:
$2,000
$11,250 121,000 $1,270 267 - - - - - - $11,250
121,000
kWh
$1,270
267
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$9,325
Cost:
$15,150
$9,290 99,820 $1,100 229 - - - - $(-1,065) - $9,290
99,820
kWh
$1,100
229
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,065)
-
$
05: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$8,700
Cost:
-
$8,700 93,500 - - - - - - - - $8,700
93,500
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$7,070
Cost:
-
$6,520 70,130 $550 116 - - - - - - $6,520
70,130
kWh
$550
116
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$3,420
Cost:
$7,755
- - $3,420 715 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$3,420
715
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 4.821 PAY BILLS ON TIME TO AVOID LATE FEES Savings:
$2,447
Cost:
-
- - - - $2,447 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,447
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,250
Cost:
$670
$230 2,450 $20 4 - - - - $1,000 - $230
2,450
kWh
$20
4
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$1,000
-
$
10: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$405
Cost:
-
$370 3,940 $35 7 - - - - - - $370
3,940
kWh
$35
7
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$100,807
Cost:
$42,633
$67,560 726,840 $6,565 1,355 $2,447 - $33,360 4,005 $(-9,125) - $67,560
726,840
kWh
$6,565
1,355
kW-months/year
$2,447
-
$
$33,360
4,005
MMBtu
$(-9,125)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes