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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product Iron Casting
NAICS 331511 - Iron Foundries
SIC 3321 - Gray And Ductile Iron Foundries
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 40
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 43,600
Annual Production 2,600 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 4,368
Location (State) SD
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $46,338 996,550 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $55,943 3,920 kW-months/year $14.27
Electricity Fees $7,137 - $ -
Natural Gas $46,933 8,899 MMBtu $5.27
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $156,351
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $18,464 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $8,981
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$3,512
Cost:
$286
$1,913 41,149 $1,599 112 - - $1,913
41,149
kWh
$1,599
112
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$1,387
Cost:
$5,172
$736 15,808 $651 46 - - $736
15,808
kWh
$651
46
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,272
Cost:
$3,137
$988 21,348 $1,284 91 - - $988
21,348
kWh
$1,284
91
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,440
Cost:
$240
- - - - $2,440 463 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,440
463
MMBtu
05: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$843
Cost:
$537
- - - - $843 160 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$843
160
MMBtu
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$5,081
Cost:
$6,000
- - - - $5,081 973 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,081
973
MMBtu
07: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$717
Cost:
$200
- - - - $717 136 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$717
136
MMBtu
08: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$402
Cost:
$557
$402 8,661 - - - - $402
8,661
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,810
Cost:
$1,912
$731 15,725 $1,079 76 - - $731
15,725
kWh
$1,079
76
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$18,464
Cost:
$18,041
$4,770 102,691 $4,613 324 $9,081 1,732 $4,770
102,691
kWh
$4,613
324
kW-months/year
$9,081
1,732
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$8,981
Cost:
$10,507
$4,368 94,030 $4,613 324 - - $4,368
94,030
kWh
$4,613
324
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas