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IAC Center University of Illinois, Chicago
Assessment Year 2017
Principal Product Cold Finished Steel Bars
NAICS 331110 - Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
SIC 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 160
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 650,000
Annual Production 70,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 5,000
Location (State) IN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,258,528 12,245,280 kWh $0.10
Electricity Demand $39,340 3,170 kW-months/year $12.41
Electricity Fees $0 - $ -
Natural Gas $554,458 180,918 MMBtu $3.06
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,852,326
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $238,178 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $211,970
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
01: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$124,626
Cost:
$220,275
$84,405 937,830 $40,221 3,241 $84,405
937,830
kWh
$40,221
3,241
kW-months/year
02: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$87,344
Cost:
$137,763
- - $87,344 5,439 -
-
kWh
$87,344
5,439
kW-months/year
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$20,467
Cost:
$8,000
$20,467 227,410 - - $20,467
227,410
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$5,741
Cost:
$8,162
$5,145 57,169 $596 48 $5,145
57,169
kWh
$596
48
kW-months/year
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$238,178
Cost:
$374,200
$110,017 1,222,409 $128,161 8,728 $110,017
1,222,409
kWh
$128,161
8,728
kW-months/year
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$211,970
Cost:
$358,038
$84,405 937,830 $127,565 8,680 $84,405
937,830
kWh
$127,565
8,680
kW-months/year
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand