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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2003
Principal Product Thick Film Paste, Solder Paste
NAICS 331492 - Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
SIC 3399 - Primary Metal Products, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 95
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 62,500
Annual Production 100 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 4,000
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $203,222 3,382,100 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $94,520 7,857 kW-months/year $12.03
Natural Gas $55,542 6,811 MMBtu $8.15
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $353,284
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $134,657 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 4.651 INSTALL BACK-UP EQUIPMENT Savings:
$125,000
Cost:
$30,500
- - - - - - $125,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$125,000
-
$
02: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$4,881
Cost:
-
$3,366 56,000 $1,515 126 - - - - $3,366
56,000
kWh
$1,515
126
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$636
Cost:
$825
$636 10,582 - - - - - - $636
10,582
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$1,858
Cost:
$6,500
- - - - $1,858 228 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,858
228
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,513
Cost:
-
$946 15,736 $567 47 - - - - $946
15,736
kWh
$567
47
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7132 INSTALL TIMERS ON LIGHT SWITCHES IN LITTLE USED AREAS Savings:
$769
Cost:
$200
$769 12,800 - - - - - - $769
12,800
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$134,657
Cost:
$38,025
$5,717 95,118 $2,082 173 $1,858 228 $125,000 - $5,717
95,118
kWh
$2,082
173
kW-months/year
$1,858
228
MMBtu
$125,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes