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| IAC Center | University of Illinois, Chicago |
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| Assessment Year | 2004 |
| Principal Product | Alluminum Ingots / Sows |
| NAICS | 331314 - Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum |
| SIC | 3341 - Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 180 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 187,700 |
| Annual Production | 22,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,064 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $222,785 | 6,999,772 | kWh | $0.03 |
| Electricity Demand | $67,648 | 18,159 | kW-months/year | $3.73 |
| Electricity Fees | $225,408 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $1,375,837 | 310,858 | MMBtu | $4.43 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,891,678 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $754,246 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $516,722 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Administrative Changes | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Administrative Changes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.2314 REPLACE HEAT TREATING OVEN WITH MORE EFFICIENT UNIT |
Savings: $158,811 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | $158,811 | 35,849 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$158,811 35,849 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT |
Savings: $212,513 Cost: $1,533 |
$(-4,949) | (-81,129) | $(-450) | (-121) | $217,912 | 49,190 | - | - | - | - |
$(-4,949) (-81,129) kWh |
$(-450) (-121) kW-months/year |
$217,912 49,190 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.3412 USE WASTE HEAT TO PRODUCE STEAM TO DRIVE A STEAM TURBINE-GENERATOR |
Savings: $295,385 Cost: $90,783 |
$21,078 | 345,540 | $1,950 | 577 | $373,157 | 84,234 | - | - | $(-100,800) | - |
$21,078 345,540 kWh |
$1,950 577 kW-months/year |
$373,157 84,234 MMBtu |
- - $ |
$(-100,800) - $ |
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| 04: 2.2531 RE-SIZE CHARGING OPENINGS OR ADD MOVABLE COVER OR DOOR |
Savings: $54,932 Cost: $8,421 |
- | - | - | - | $54,932 | 12,400 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$54,932 12,400 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES |
Savings: $7,283 Cost: $1,450 |
- | - | - | - | $7,283 | 1,644 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$7,283 1,644 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS |
Savings: $24,495 Cost: $470,000 |
$21,575 | 353,753 | $2,920 | 783 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$21,575 353,753 kWh |
$2,920 783 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $311 Cost: $282,150 |
$278 | 4,562 | $33 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$278 4,562 kWh |
$33 9 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $516 Cost: $600,000 |
$271 | 4,441 | $22 | 6 | - | - | $81 | - | $142 | - |
$271 4,441 kWh |
$22 6 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$81 - $ |
$142 - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $754,246 Cost: $1,454,337 |
$38,253 | 627,167 | $4,475 | 1,254 | $812,095 | 183,317 | $81 | - | $(-100,658) | - | $38,253 627,167 kWh |
$4,475 1,254 kW-months/year |
$812,095 183,317 MMBtu |
$81 - $ |
$(-100,658) - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $516,722 Cost: $382,804 |
$21,356 | 350,102 | $1,983 | 586 | $594,183 | 134,127 | - | - | $(-100,800) | - | $21,356 350,102 kWh |
$1,983 586 kW-months/year |
$594,183 134,127 MMBtu |
- - $ |
$(-100,800) - $ |
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