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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2004
Principal Product needles blades sutures
NAICS 339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
SIC 3841 - Surgical And Medical Instruments
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 219
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 77,000
Annual Production 51,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 4,000
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $168,517 3,407,616 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $74,323 7,454 kW-months/year $9.97
Natural Gas $63,057 5,714 MMBtu $11.04
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $305,897
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $31,385 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $10,835
#|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: 2.8114 CHANGE RATE SCHEDULES OR OTHER CHANGES IN UTILITY SERVICE Savings:
$11,147
Cost:
-
- - - - - - $11,147 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$11,147
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$10,542
Cost:
$600
$7,580 154,711 $2,962 297 - - - - $7,580
154,711
kWh
$2,962
297
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$4,151
Cost:
$6,000
- - - - $4,151 376 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,151
376
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$1,301
Cost:
$575
$773 15,779 $528 53 - - - - $773
15,779
kWh
$528
53
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$293
Cost:
-
$293 5,977 - - - - - - $293
5,977
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$145
Cost:
-
$84 1,719 $61 6 - - - - $84
1,719
kWh
$61
6
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$3,806
Cost:
$1,193
$2,370 48,366 $1,436 144 - - - - $2,370
48,366
kWh
$1,436
144
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$31,385
Cost:
$8,368
$11,100 226,552 $4,987 500 $4,151 376 $11,147 - $11,100
226,552
kWh
$4,987
500
kW-months/year
$4,151
376
MMBtu
$11,147
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$10,835
Cost:
$600
$7,873 160,688 $2,962 297 - - - - $7,873
160,688
kWh
$2,962
297
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