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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2004
Principal Product Steel Wire
NAICS 331222 - Steel Wire Drawing
SIC 3315 - Steel Wire And Related Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 49
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 100,000
Annual Production 24,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) NJ
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $262,940 3,887,520 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $87,250 10,200 kW-months/year $8.55
Natural Gas $362,237 57,079 MMBtu $6.35
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $712,427
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $979,897 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $933,681
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Product Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Product
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.2314 REPLACE HEAT TREATING OVEN WITH MORE EFFICIENT UNIT Savings:
$866,040
Cost:
$200,000
- - - - $66,040 10,400 $800,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$66,040
10,400
MMBtu
$800,000
-
$
02: 2.7496 INSTALL PARTITIONS TO REDUCE SIZE OF CONDITIONED SPACE Savings:
$59,658
Cost:
$12,500
- - - - $59,658 9,395 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$59,658
9,395
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$35,941
Cost:
$5,625
- - - - $35,941 5,660 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$35,941
5,660
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,915
Cost:
$2,000
$5,915 86,989 - - - - - - $5,915
86,989
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$4,360
Cost:
$2,500
- - $4,360 510 - - - - -
-
kWh
$4,360
510
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.6221 USE MOST EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND LESS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY Savings:
$4,196
Cost:
$4,000
$4,196 61,714 - - - - - - $4,196
61,714
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$3,787
Cost:
$750
- - - - $3,787 596 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,787
596
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$979,897
Cost:
$227,375
$10,111 148,703 $4,360 510 $165,426 26,051 $800,000 - $10,111
148,703
kWh
$4,360
510
kW-months/year
$165,426
26,051
MMBtu
$800,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$933,681
Cost:
$217,250
$4,196 61,714 - - $129,485 20,391 $800,000 - $4,196
61,714
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$129,485
20,391
MMBtu
$800,000
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Product Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Product