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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2004
Principal Product Steel Joists
NAICS 332312 - Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
SIC 3441 - Fabricated Structural Metal
Sales <$500,000
# of Employees 329
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 280,000
Annual Production 45,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 2,080
Location (State) MD
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $102,472 3,919,998 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $139,871 11,940 kW-months/year $11.71
Natural Gas $129,600 17,134 MMBtu $7.56
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $371,943
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $42,184 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $10,916
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu
01: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$18,829
Cost:
$10,000
- - - - $18,829 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$18,829
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$9,995
Cost:
$500
$2,701 107,983 $7,294 623 - - - - $2,701
107,983
kWh
$7,294
623
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7441 REPLACE BROKEN WINDOWS AND/OR WINDOW SASH Savings:
$5,383
Cost:
$9,360
- - - - - - $5,383 712 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$5,383
712
MMBtu
04: 2.7491 INSULATE GLAZING, WALLS, CEILINGS, AND ROOFS Savings:
$4,271
Cost:
$40,064
- - - - - - $4,271 565 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$4,271
565
MMBtu
05: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$1,975
Cost:
$15,000
$1,975 78,988 - - - - - - $1,975
78,988
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$921
Cost:
$500
$125 4,982 $796 68 - - - - $125
4,982
kWh
$796
68
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$810
Cost:
$500
$213 8,754 $597 51 - - - - $213
8,754
kWh
$597
51
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$42,184
Cost:
$75,924
$5,014 200,707 $8,687 742 $18,829 - $9,654 1,277 $5,014
200,707
kWh
$8,687
742
kW-months/year
$18,829
-
$
$9,654
1,277
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$10,916
Cost:
$1,000
$2,826 112,965 $8,090 691 - - - - $2,826
112,965
kWh
$8,090
691
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas