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IAC Center Colorado State University
Assessment Year 2000
Principal Product structural and architectural steel
NAICS n/a
SIC 3441 - Fabricated Structural Metal
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 75
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 135,000
Annual Production 12,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 4,810
Location (State) CO
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $27,501 1,642,732 kWh $0.02
Electricity Demand $79,294 6,067 kW-months/year $13.07
Electricity Fees $384 - $ -
Natural Gas $43,328 8,773 MMBtu $4.94
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $150,649
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $345,340 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $340,880
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ %
01: 2.3191 USE DEMAND CONTROLLER OR LOAD SHEDDER Savings:
$8,930
Cost:
$10,000
- - $8,930 691 - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$8,930
691
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,680
Cost:
$560
$1,170 71,219 $2,290 178 - - $(-780) - - - - - $1,170
71,219
kWh
$2,290
178
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-780)
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
03: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,060
Cost:
$2,250
- - - - $2,060 395 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,060
395
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$70
Cost:
-
$10 586 $40 4 - - - - $20 - - - $10
586
kWh
$40
4
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$20
-
$
-
-
%
05: 4.1110 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$329,200
Cost:
$60,000
- - - - - - - - - - $329,200 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
$329,200
-
%
06: 4.2220 PURCHASE RE-CONDITIONED MATERIAL INSTEAD OF NEW Savings:
$2,400
Cost:
-
- - - - - - $(-1,200) - $3,600 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
$3,600
-
$
-
-
%
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$345,340
Cost:
$72,810
$1,180 71,805 $11,260 873 $2,060 395 $(-1,980) - $3,620 - $329,200 - $1,180
71,805
kWh
$11,260
873
kW-months/year
$2,060
395
MMBtu
$(-1,980)
-
$
$3,620
-
$
$329,200
-
%
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$340,880
Cost:
$70,560
$1,180 71,805 $11,260 873 - - $(-780) - $20 - $329,200 - $1,180
71,805
kWh
$11,260
873
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-780)
-
$
$20
-
$
$329,200
-
%
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ %
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production