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IAC Center Arizona State University
Assessment Year 2003
Principal Product FNC Batteries for Aircraft
NAICS 335911 - Storage Battery Manufacturing
SIC 3691 - Storage Batteries
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 100
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 41,000
Annual Production 2,100 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 4,233
Location (State) AZ
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $193,680 3,421,252 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $21,747 7,731 kW-months/year $2.81
Electricity Fees $17,262 - $ -
Natural Gas $22,311 2,406 MMBtu $9.27
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $255,000
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $492,476 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $89,493
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Increase in Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $ $ %
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$3,371
Cost:
$20,633
$1,958 49,433 $1,413 140 - - - - - - $1,958
49,433
kWh
$1,413
140
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$228
Cost:
$30
$132 3,341 $96 10 - - - - - - $132
3,341
kWh
$96
10
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$6,795
Cost:
$30
$6,139 121,804 $656 346 - - - - - - $6,139
121,804
kWh
$656
346
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
04: 2.4311 RECOVER MECHANICAL ENERGY Savings:
$1,455
Cost:
$250
$845 21,333 $610 60 - - - - - - $845
21,333
kWh
$610
60
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
05: 2.2622 REPLACE EXISTING CHILLER WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$12,973
Cost:
$30,140
$7,530 190,158 $5,443 540 - - - - - - $7,530
190,158
kWh
$5,443
540
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$20,552
Cost:
$6,867
$14,059 355,028 $6,493 644 - - - - - - $14,059
355,028
kWh
$6,493
644
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
07: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$48
Cost:
$134
$30 765 $18 2 - - - - - - $30
765
kWh
$18
2
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
08: 3.5248 SEPARATE AND RECYCLE SCRAP METAL TO FOUNDRY OR FOR SALE Savings:
$6,600
Cost:
$60
- - - - - - $6,600 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$6,600
-
$
-
-
%
09: 4.426 MODIFY WORKLOAD Savings:
$41,600
Cost:
$250
- - - - $41,600 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$41,600
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
10: 4.4460 AUTOMATE FINISHING PROCESS Savings:
$10,575
Cost:
$22,000
- - - - $10,575 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$10,575
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
11: 4.5140 RE-ARRANGE EQUIPMENT LAYOUT TO REDUCE HANDLING COSTS Savings:
$68,455
Cost:
$3,840
- - - - - - $68,455 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$68,455
-
$
-
-
%
12: 4.1110 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$319,824
Cost:
$3,600
- - - - - - - - $319,824 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
$319,824
-
%
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$492,476
Cost:
$87,834
$30,693 741,862 $14,729 1,742 $52,175 - $75,055 - $319,824 - $30,693
741,862
kWh
$14,729
1,742
kW-months/year
$52,175
-
$
$75,055
-
$
$319,824
-
%
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$89,493
Cost:
$49,840
$22,156 526,265 $8,562 1,130 $52,175 - $6,600 - - - $22,156
526,265
kWh
$8,562
1,130
kW-months/year
$52,175
-
$
$6,600
-
$
-
-
%
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $ $ %
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Increase in Production