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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 1996
Principal Product Aluminum Castings
NAICS n/a
SIC 3363 - Aluminum Die-castings
Sales $1,000,000-$5,000,000
# of Employees 45
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 22,500
Annual Production 1,913,487 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) IA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $20,586 820,340 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $15,282 2,736 kW-months/year $5.59
Electricity Fees $10,200 - $ -
Natural Gas $62,575 20,553 MMBtu $3.04
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $123,314
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $37,809 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $30,962
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Solid Waste (haz) Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Solid Waste (haz)
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ lb
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,183
Cost:
$640
$820 30,481 $363 61 - - - - - - $820
30,481
kWh
$363
61
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
lb
02: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$1,401
Cost:
$1,128
- - - - $1,401 462 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,401
462
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
lb
03: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$1,672
Cost:
$463
$1,182 43,669 $490 103 - - - - - - $1,182
43,669
kWh
$490
103
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
lb
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$282
Cost:
$25
$197 7,327 $85 14 - - - - - - $197
7,327
kWh
$85
14
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
lb
05: 3.4111 USE CLOSED CYCLE PROCESS TO MINIMIZE WASTE WATER PRODUCTION Savings:
$27,825
Cost:
$54,500
$2,894 108,148 $(-1,281) (-216) - - $26,212 113,033 - - $2,894
108,148
kWh
$(-1,281)
(-216)
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$26,212
113,033
Tgal
-
-
lb
06: 3.3128 UTILIZE OTHER METHODS TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS Savings:
$5,446
Cost:
$16,125
- - - - - - - - $5,446 32,100 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$5,446
32,100
lb
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$37,809
Cost:
$72,881
$5,093 189,625 $(-343) (-38) $1,401 462 $26,212 113,033 $5,446 32,100 $5,093
189,625
kWh
$(-343)
(-38)
kW-months/year
$1,401
462
MMBtu
$26,212
113,033
Tgal
$5,446
32,100
lb
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$30,962
Cost:
$55,628
$5,093 189,625 $(-343) (-38) - - $26,212 113,033 - - $5,093
189,625
kWh
$(-343)
(-38)
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$26,212
113,033
Tgal
-
-
lb
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ lb
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Solid Waste (haz) Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Solid Waste (haz)