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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2007
Principal Product Canned Cat/Dog Food
NAICS 311111 - Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
SIC 2047 - Dog And Cat Food
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 197
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 186,000
Annual Production 10,000,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
Location (State) NJ
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $548,946 6,969,680 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $113,445 15,455 kW-months/year $7.34
Natural Gas $1,041,226 105,468 MMBtu $9.87
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,703,617
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $256,760 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $127,710
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.7496 INSTALL PARTITIONS TO REDUCE SIZE OF CONDITIONED SPACE Savings:
$41,910
Cost:
$32,000
- - - - $41,910 5,450 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$41,910
5,450
MMBtu
02: 3.1161 ELIMINATE/REDUCE AN OPERATION Savings:
$40,620
Cost:
$4,000
$35,861 453,940 $4,759 648 - - $35,861
453,940
kWh
$4,759
648
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$22,542
Cost:
$300
$22,542 285,345 - - - - $22,542
285,345
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4323 USE OPTIMUM SIZE AND CAPACITY EQUIPMENT Savings:
$20,904
Cost:
$300
$20,904 264,610 - - - - $20,904
264,610
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.1243 USE HEAT FROM BOILER BLOWDOWN TO PREHEAT BOILER FEED WATER Savings:
$20,819
Cost:
$37,000
- - - - $20,819 2,109 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$20,819
2,109
MMBtu
06: 2.2314 REPLACE HEAT TREATING OVEN WITH MORE EFFICIENT UNIT Savings:
$12,436
Cost:
$15,000
- - - - $12,436 1,260 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$12,436
1,260
MMBtu
07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$12,186
Cost:
$1,000
$10,758 136,183 $1,428 195 - - $10,758
136,183
kWh
$1,428
195
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$9,349
Cost:
$6,200
$8,148 103,145 $1,201 155 - - $8,148
103,145
kWh
$1,201
155
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$8,342
Cost:
$480
$8,342 105,600 - - - - $8,342
105,600
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$5,672
Cost:
$2,500
- - $5,672 773 - - -
-
kWh
$5,672
773
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$1,980
Cost:
$510
$1,980 25,066 - - - - $1,980
25,066
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
12: 2.6121 REDUCE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$60,000
Cost:
$100,000
- - - - $60,000 4,637 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$60,000
4,637
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$256,760
Cost:
$199,290
$108,535 1,373,889 $13,060 1,771 $135,165 13,456 $108,535
1,373,889
kWh
$13,060
1,771
kW-months/year
$135,165
13,456
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$127,710
Cost:
$76,800
$62,352 789,283 $2,629 350 $62,729 7,559 $62,352
789,283
kWh
$2,629
350
kW-months/year
$62,729
7,559
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas