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IAC Center Texas A&M, College Station
Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Centrifugal castings
NAICS 331513 - Steel Foundries (except Investment)
SIC 3325 - Steel Foundries, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 60
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 50,000
Annual Production 5,500,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 2,772
Location (State) TX
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $172,458 3,525,916 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $142,012 22,913 kW-months/year $6.20
Electricity Fees $8,695 - $ -
Natural Gas $162,239 29,887 MMBtu $5.43
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $493,165
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $24,466 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $8,436
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Disposal Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Disposal Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ Tgal $ $
01: 3.4116 METER RECYCLED WATER (TO REDUCE SEWER CHARGES) Savings:
$6,985
Cost:
$2,000
- - - - $6,985 1,714 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,985
1,714
Tgal
-
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,480
Cost:
$1,000
$2,900 63,200 $2,580 273 - - - - $2,900
63,200
kWh
$2,580
273
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
03: 2.6242 MINIMIZE OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT MAINTAINED IN STANDBY CONDITION Savings:
$4,320
Cost:
$5,400
$3,780 82,231 $540 65 - - - - $3,780
82,231
kWh
$540
65
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$4,295
Cost:
$7,280
$2,650 57,577 $1,645 189 - - - - $2,650
57,577
kWh
$1,645
189
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
05: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$1,840
Cost:
$1,790
$1,840 39,920 - - - - - - $1,840
39,920
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$585
Cost:
$5
$310 6,770 $275 29 - - - - $310
6,770
kWh
$275
29
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
07: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED Savings:
$430
Cost:
-
$430 9,400 - - - - - - $430
9,400
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$211
Cost:
$75
$46 1,000 $10 1 - - $155 - $46
1,000
kWh
$10
1
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
$155
-
$
09: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$170
Cost:
$200
$110 2,340 $60 7 - - - - $110
2,340
kWh
$60
7
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
10: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED Savings:
$150
Cost:
-
$95 2,070 $55 6 - - - - $95
2,070
kWh
$55
6
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$24,466
Cost:
$17,750
$12,161 264,508 $5,165 570 $6,985 1,714 $155 - $12,161
264,508
kWh
$5,165
570
kW-months/year
$6,985
1,714
Tgal
$155
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$8,436
Cost:
$3,070
$5,301 115,300 $2,980 316 - - $155 - $5,301
115,300
kWh
$2,980
316
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
$155
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ Tgal $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Disposal Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Disposal Personnel Changes