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| IAC Center | University of Illinois, Chicago |
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| Assessment Year | 2025 |
| Principal Product | Nickel and Chromium Electroplating |
| NAICS | 332813 - Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring |
| SIC | 3479 - Metal Coating And Allied Services |
| Sales | $5,000,000-$10,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 25 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 40,000 |
| Annual Production | 100,000 Units |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 4,420 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $90,130 | 2,346,232 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $68,483 | 6,362 | kW-months/year | $10.76 |
| Electricity Fees | $106,406 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $260,786 | 33,473 | MMBtu | $7.79 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $542,831 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $83,459 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.3312 INSTALL EFFICIENT RECTIFIERS |
Savings: $6,191 Cost: $19,124 |
$3,499 | 92,083 | $2,692 | 250 | - | - |
$3,499 92,083 kWh |
$2,692 250 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.7316 CENTRALIZE CONTROL OF EXHAUST FANS TO ENSURE THEIR SHUTDOWN, OR ESTABLISH PROGRAM TO ENSURE MANUAL SHUTDOWN |
Savings: $10,127 Cost: $7,240 |
$10,127 | 266,507 | - | - | - | - |
$10,127 266,507 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.3132 RECHARGE BATTERIES ON DURING OFF-PEAK DEMAND PERIODS |
Savings: $930 Cost: - |
- | - | $930 | 86 | - | - |
- - kWh |
$930 86 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS |
Savings: $431 Cost: $1,113 |
$244 | 6,409 | $187 | 17 | - | - |
$244 6,409 kWh |
$187 17 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $2,337 Cost: $108 |
$305 | 8,038 | $2,032 | 189 | - | - |
$305 8,038 kWh |
$2,032 189 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $704 Cost: - |
$398 | 10,467 | $306 | 28 | - | - |
$398 10,467 kWh |
$306 28 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY |
Savings: $32,668 Cost: $258,530 |
$10,685 | 281,194 | $21,982 | 2,042 | - | - |
$10,685 281,194 kWh |
$21,982 2,042 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 08: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING |
Savings: $15,053 Cost: $20,087 |
$(-2,687) | (-70,704) | $(-6,201) | (-576) | $23,941 | 3,073 |
$(-2,687) (-70,704) kWh |
$(-6,201) (-576) kW-months/year |
$23,941 3,073 MMBtu |
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| 09: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $972 Cost: $2,234 |
$551 | 14,496 | $421 | 39 | - | - |
$551 14,496 kWh |
$421 39 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 10: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $397 Cost: $597 |
$208 | 5,468 | $189 | 18 | - | - |
$208 5,468 kWh |
$189 18 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 11: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS |
Savings: $151 Cost: $425 |
$46 | 1,222 | $104 | 10 | - | - |
$46 1,222 kWh |
$104 10 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 12: 2.1223 INSTALL SMALLER BOILER (INCREASE HIGH FIRE DUTY CYCLE) |
Savings: $11,344 Cost: $21,200 |
- | - | - | - | $11,344 | 1,456 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$11,344 1,456 MMBtu |
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| 13: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $2,154 Cost: $4,516 |
$806 | 21,216 | $620 | 58 | $728 | 93 |
$806 21,216 kWh |
$620 58 kW-months/year |
$728 93 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $83,459 Cost: $335,174 |
$24,183 | 636,397 | $23,263 | 2,161 | $36,013 | 4,623 | $24,183 636,397 kWh |
$23,263 2,161 kW-months/year |
$36,013 4,623 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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