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| IAC Center | University of Illinois, Chicago |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2006 |
| Principal Product | precipated silica |
| NAICS | 325180 - Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2819 - Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Nec |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 32 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 80,000 |
| Annual Production | 77,161,792 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,520 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $715,624 | 12,216,000 | kWh | $0.06 |
| Natural Gas | $2,217,117 | 344,493 | MMBtu | $6.44 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $2,932,741 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $533,760 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $162,118 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Natural Gas | Primary Raw Material | Water Consumption | Electricity Usage | Natural Gas | Primary Raw Material | Water Consumption | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | $ | Tgal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.1224 REPLACE BOILER |
Savings: $300,562 Cost: $414,240 |
- | - | $(-1,122,948) | (-174,371) | $1,475,752 | - | $(-52,242) | - |
- - kWh |
$(-1,122,948) (-174,371) MMBtu |
$1,475,752 - $ |
$(-52,242) - Tgal |
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| 02: 2.2449 RECOVER HEAT FROM EXHAUSTED STEAM, HOT AIR OR HOT WATER |
Savings: $57,168 Cost: $11,016 |
- | - | - | - | $57,168 | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - MMBtu |
$57,168 - $ |
- - Tgal |
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| 03: 2.5111 CONVERT FROM INDIRECT TO DIRECT FIRED SYSTEMS |
Savings: $44,296 Cost: $145,126 |
- | - | $(-49,627) | (-7,706) | $93,923 | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
$(-49,627) (-7,706) MMBtu |
$93,923 - $ |
- - Tgal |
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| 04: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS |
Savings: $42,495 Cost: $66,129 |
$42,495 | 720,258 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$42,495 720,258 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
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| 05: 2.7273 INSTALL DESICCANT HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM |
Savings: $28,585 Cost: $165,480 |
$(-15,857) | (-268,777) | $44,442 | 6,901 | - | - | - | - |
$(-15,857) (-268,777) kWh |
$44,442 6,901 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
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| 06: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS |
Savings: $48,787 Cost: $157,465 |
$48,787 | 827,135 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$48,787 827,135 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
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| 07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $8,753 Cost: $2,300 |
$8,753 | 148,356 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$8,753 148,356 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
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| 08: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $3,114 Cost: - |
$3,114 | 52,778 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$3,114 52,778 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - Tgal |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $533,760 Cost: $961,756 |
$87,292 | 1,479,750 | $(-1,128,133) | (-175,176) | $1,626,843 | - | $(-52,242) | - | $87,292 1,479,750 kWh |
$(-1,128,133) (-175,176) MMBtu |
$1,626,843 - $ |
$(-52,242) - Tgal |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $162,118 Cost: $315,907 |
$60,654 | 1,028,269 | $(-49,627) | (-7,706) | $151,091 | - | - | - | $60,654 1,028,269 kWh |
$(-49,627) (-7,706) MMBtu |
$151,091 - $ |
- - Tgal |
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