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IAC Center Texas A&M, College Station
Assessment Year 2017
Principal Product Investment castings
NAICS 331512 - Steel Investment Foundries
SIC 3324 - Steel Investment Foundries
Sales $1,000,000-$5,000,000
# of Employees 50
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 43,000
Annual Production 750,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 4,335
Location (State) TX
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $226,120 2,303,345 kWh $0.10
Electricity Demand $17,155 8,572 kW-months/year $2.00
Electricity Fees $600 - $ -
Natural Gas $52,351 14,628 MMBtu $3.58
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $296,226
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $28,990 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$15,980
Cost:
$5,000
$15,130 154,120 $850 427 - - $15,130
154,120
kWh
$850
427
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$7,440
Cost:
$10,010
$7,040 71,730 $400 199 - - $7,040
71,730
kWh
$400
199
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$1,790
Cost:
$660
$1,790 18,220 - - - - $1,790
18,220
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS Savings:
$1,470
Cost:
$180
- - - - $1,470 411 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,470
411
MMBtu
05: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,140
Cost:
$310
$1,080 11,040 $60 31 - - $1,080
11,040
kWh
$60
31
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$770
Cost:
$1,360
- - - - $770 214 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$770
214
MMBtu
07: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$400
Cost:
-
$340 3,500 $60 30 - - $340
3,500
kWh
$60
30
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$28,990
Cost:
$17,520
$25,380 258,610 $1,370 687 $2,240 625 $25,380
258,610
kWh
$1,370
687
kW-months/year
$2,240
625
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas