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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2008
Principal Product Batteries
NAICS 335911 - Storage Battery Manufacturing
SIC 3691 - Storage Batteries
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 280
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 105,000
Annual Production 2,000,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 5,880
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $781,167 17,028,555 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $322,464 33,869 kW-months/year $9.52
Natural Gas $747,242 78,692 MMBtu $9.50
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,850,873
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $630,281 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $17,862
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.1321 REPLACE FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT WITH ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Savings:
$331,483
Cost:
$16,000
- - - - $331,483 34,893 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$331,483
34,893
MMBtu
02: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY Savings:
$104,249
Cost:
$671,675
$104,249 1,551,330 - - - - $104,249
1,551,330
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$71,498
Cost:
$60,000
$54,924 1,194,005 $16,574 1,741 - - $54,924
1,194,005
kWh
$16,574
1,741
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$25,491
Cost:
$15,000
- - - - $25,491 2,776 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$25,491
2,776
MMBtu
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$16,931
Cost:
-
$13,009 282,809 $3,922 412 - - $13,009
282,809
kWh
$3,922
412
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$42,587
Cost:
$65,000
- - $42,587 4,473 - - -
-
kWh
$42,587
4,473
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$4,832
Cost:
$2,200
$4,042 87,858 $790 83 - - $4,042
87,858
kWh
$790
83
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$2,134
Cost:
$700
$1,534 33,357 $600 63 - - $1,534
33,357
kWh
$600
63
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$931
Cost:
-
- - - - $931 98 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$931
98
MMBtu
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$28,056
Cost:
$46,378
$18,966 412,294 $9,090 955 - - $18,966
412,294
kWh
$9,090
955
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$2,089
Cost:
$780
$2,089 45,422 - - - - $2,089
45,422
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$630,281
Cost:
$877,733
$198,813 3,607,075 $73,563 7,727 $357,905 37,767 $198,813
3,607,075
kWh
$73,563
7,727
kW-months/year
$357,905
37,767
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$17,862
Cost:
-
$13,009 282,809 $3,922 412 $931 98 $13,009
282,809
kWh
$3,922
412
kW-months/year
$931
98
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas