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| IAC Center | Bradley University |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2008 |
| Principal Product | Ceramic pieces for steel mills |
| NAICS | 327120 - Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3255 - Clay Refractories |
| Sales | <$500,000 |
| # of Employees | 160 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 166,000 |
| Annual Production | 200,000 Pieces |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,240 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $771,337 | 10,107,936 | kWh | $0.08 |
| Electricity Demand | $125,888 | 21,485 | kW-months/year | $5.86 |
| Natural Gas | $776,693 | 901,559 | MMBtu | $0.86 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,713,154 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $851,612 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $87,263 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Other Liquid (haz) | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Other Liquid (haz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | gal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $11,713 Cost: $8,173 |
$10,206 | 133,766 | $1,507 | 257 | - | - | - | - |
$10,206 133,766 kWh |
$1,507 257 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 02: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS |
Savings: $4,266 Cost: $2,560 |
$3,108 | 40,729 | $1,158 | 198 | - | - | - | - |
$3,108 40,729 kWh |
$1,158 198 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 03: 2.7134 USE PHOTOCELL CONTROLS |
Savings: $1,126 Cost: $450 |
$708 | 9,277 | $418 | 71 | - | - | - | - |
$708 9,277 kWh |
$418 71 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 04: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS |
Savings: $8,395 Cost: $8,740 |
$7,152 | 93,730 | $1,243 | 212 | - | - | - | - |
$7,152 93,730 kWh |
$1,243 212 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 05: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $81,155 Cost: $81,250 |
$23,444 | 307,267 | $57,711 | 9,848 | - | - | - | - |
$23,444 307,267 kWh |
$57,711 9,848 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 06: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $5,577 Cost: $8,750 |
$4,475 | 58,653 | $1,102 | 188 | - | - | - | - |
$4,475 58,653 kWh |
$1,102 188 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 07: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $10,132 Cost: - |
$9,088 | 123,461 | $1,044 | 178 | - | - | - | - |
$9,088 123,461 kWh |
$1,044 178 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 08: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $5,724 Cost: $625 |
$5,671 | 63,867 | $53 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
$5,671 63,867 kWh |
$53 9 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 09: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $3,592 Cost: $1,080 |
$3,060 | 40,118 | $532 | 91 | - | - | - | - |
$3,060 40,118 kWh |
$532 91 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 10: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING |
Savings: $52,447 Cost: $9,000 |
- | - | - | - | $52,447 | 6,099 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$52,447 6,099 MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 11: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $397,949 Cost: $60,000 |
- | - | - | - | $397,949 | 46,273 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$397,949 46,273 MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 12: 2.1221 REPLACE OBSOLETE BURNERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT ONES |
Savings: $125,150 Cost: $89,750 |
- | - | - | - | $125,150 | 14,552 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$125,150 14,552 MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 13: 2.6121 REDUCE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $13,552 Cost: $2,400 |
- | - | - | - | $13,552 | 1,576 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$13,552 1,576 MMBtu |
- - gal |
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| 14: 3.4141 REPLACE THE CHLORINATION STAGE WITH AN OXYGEN OR OZONE STAGE |
Savings: $130,834 Cost: $8,000 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $130,834 | 101,225 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$130,834 101,225 gal |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $851,612 Cost: $280,778 |
$66,912 | 870,868 | $64,768 | 11,052 | $589,098 | 68,500 | $130,834 | 101,225 | $66,912 870,868 kWh |
$64,768 11,052 kW-months/year |
$589,098 68,500 MMBtu |
$130,834 101,225 gal |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $87,263 Cost: $30,628 |
$29,905 | 381,487 | $4,911 | 838 | $52,447 | 6,099 | - | - | $29,905 381,487 kWh |
$4,911 838 kW-months/year |
$52,447 6,099 MMBtu |
- - gal |
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