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| IAC Center | Colorado State University |
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| Assessment Year | 2016 |
| Principal Product | Tungsten Carbide Powder |
| NAICS | 331492 - Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) |
| SIC | 3341 - Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
| Sales | $1,000,000-$5,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 15 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 51,200 |
| Annual Production | 500 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 4,160 |
| Location (State) | MT |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $149,342 | 1,875,960 | kWh | $0.08 |
| Electricity Demand | $88,396 | 9,466 | kW-months/year | $9.34 |
| Electricity Fees | $324 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $17,436 | 3,031 | MMBtu | $5.75 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $299,188 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $34,690 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Solid Waste (haz) | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Solid Waste (haz) | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.6221 USE MOST EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND LESS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY |
Savings: $8,690 Cost: $100 |
$3,080 | 38,700 | $5,610 | 601 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$3,080 38,700 kWh |
$5,610 601 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $6,970 Cost: $1,390 |
$5,210 | 65,500 | $1,760 | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$5,210 65,500 kWh |
$1,760 189 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $6,010 Cost: $620 |
$2,140 | 26,900 | $3,870 | 414 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,140 26,900 kWh |
$3,870 414 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 04: 3.6112 USE FILTER AND DRYING OVEN TO REDUCE SLUDGE VOLUME |
Savings: $5,930 Cost: $24,000 |
$(-510) | (-6,400) | $(-750) | (-80) | $(-1,110) | (-194) | $8,300 | 91,200 | - | - | - | - |
$(-510) (-6,400) kWh |
$(-750) (-80) kW-months/year |
$(-1,110) (-194) MMBtu |
$8,300 91,200 lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $4,040 Cost: $13,050 |
$2,950 | 37,100 | $1,030 | 110 | - | - | - | - | $30 | - | $30 | - |
$2,950 37,100 kWh |
$1,030 110 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
$30 - $ |
$30 - $ |
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| 06: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $3,050 Cost: $2,950 |
$2,380 | 30,000 | $670 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,380 30,000 kWh |
$670 72 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $34,690 Cost: $42,110 |
$15,250 | 191,800 | $12,190 | 1,306 | $(-1,110) | (-194) | $8,300 | 91,200 | $30 | - | $30 | - | $15,250 191,800 kWh |
$12,190 1,306 kW-months/year |
$(-1,110) (-194) MMBtu |
$8,300 91,200 lb |
$30 - $ |
$30 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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