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IAC Center Colorado State University
Assessment Year 2003
Principal Product Hard surfacing and brazing alloys
NAICS 331492 - Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
SIC 3341 - Secondary Nonferrous Metals
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 44
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 52,767
Annual Production 2,160,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 3,120
Location (State) NM
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $104,254 2,317,200 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $125,914 16,950 kW-months/year $7.43
Electricity Fees $68,988 - $ -
Natural Gas $25,839 4,430 MMBtu $5.83
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $324,995
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $59,914 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $47,904
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
01: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$41,400
Cost:
$7,000
- - $41,400 3,600 - - -
-
kWh
$41,400
3,600
kW-months/year
-
-
$
02: 2.4234 COOL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKE WITH HEAT EXCHANGER Savings:
$5,520
Cost:
$5,060
$2,120 42,300 $3,400 296 - - $2,120
42,300
kWh
$3,400
296
kW-months/year
-
-
$
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$4,790
Cost:
$16,530
$2,640 56,600 $2,690 234 $(-540) - $2,640
56,600
kWh
$2,690
234
kW-months/year
$(-540)
-
$
04: 2.4237 SUBSTITUTE COMPRESSED AIR COOLING WITH WATER OR AIR COOLING Savings:
$3,810
Cost:
$3,920
$1,880 40,100 $1,930 168 - - $1,880
40,100
kWh
$1,930
168
kW-months/year
-
-
$
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,090
Cost:
$190
$780 16,200 $1,310 114 - - $780
16,200
kWh
$1,310
114
kW-months/year
-
-
$
06: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$1,240
Cost:
$4,000
$1,240 24,800 - - - - $1,240
24,800
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$386
Cost:
$128
$206 4,448 $211 18 $(-31) - $206
4,448
kWh
$211
18
kW-months/year
$(-31)
-
$
08: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$218
Cost:
$250
$111 2,425 $107 9 - - $111
2,425
kWh
$107
9
kW-months/year
-
-
$
09: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$460
Cost:
$1,440
$230 5,100 $230 20 - - $230
5,100
kWh
$230
20
kW-months/year
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$59,914
Cost:
$38,518
$9,207 191,973 $51,278 4,459 $(-571) - $9,207
191,973
kWh
$51,278
4,459
kW-months/year
$(-571)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$47,904
Cost:
$11,488
$2,977 63,173 $44,958 3,909 $(-31) - $2,977
63,173
kWh
$44,958
3,909
kW-months/year
$(-31)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Ancillary Material Cost