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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2009
Principal Product stainless steel products
NAICS 331221 - Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
SIC 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 500
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 100,000
Annual Production 1,000,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,736
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,092,602 25,380,000 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $572,373 54,600 kW-months/year $10.48
Natural Gas $996,721 104,918 MMBtu $9.50
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $2,661,696
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $371,878 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $151,326
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.1135 REPAIR FURNACES AND OVEN DOORS SO THAT THEY SEAL EFFICIENTLY Savings:
$48,061
Cost:
$100,000
- - - - $48,061 5,059 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$48,061
5,059
MMBtu
02: 2.3311 REPLACE DC EQUIPMENT WITH AC EQUIPMENT Savings:
$46,426
Cost:
$38,000
$35,533 826,346 $10,893 1,040 - - $35,533
826,346
kWh
$10,893
1,040
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7291 RESCHEDULE AND REARRANGE MULTIPLE-SOURCE HEATING SYSTEMS Savings:
$38,523
Cost:
$560
- - - - $38,523 4,055 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$38,523
4,055
MMBtu
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$30,658
Cost:
$1,672
$22,968 534,156 $7,690 734 - - $22,968
534,156
kWh
$7,690
734
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$28,610
Cost:
$12,000
- - $28,610 2,730 - - -
-
kWh
$28,610
2,730
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS Savings:
$27,445
Cost:
$10,500
- - - - $27,445 2,889 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$27,445
2,889
MMBtu
07: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$22,225
Cost:
$30,000
$16,649 387,195 $5,576 532 - - $16,649
387,195
kWh
$5,576
532
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$21,508
Cost:
$30,000
- - - - $21,508 2,264 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$21,508
2,264
MMBtu
09: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$19,446
Cost:
$5,000
$13,158 306,000 $6,288 600 - - $13,158
306,000
kWh
$6,288
600
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.1224 REPLACE BOILER Savings:
$19,000
Cost:
$30,000
- - - - $19,000 2,000 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$19,000
2,000
MMBtu
11: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$18,031
Cost:
$30,000
- - - - $18,031 1,898 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$18,031
1,898
MMBtu
12: 2.2514 COVER OPEN TANKS Savings:
$9,339
Cost:
$10,000
- - - - $9,339 983 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,339
983
MMBtu
13: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$8,598
Cost:
$2,400
- - - - $8,598 905 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$8,598
905
MMBtu
14: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$7,947
Cost:
$7,000
- - $7,947 758 - - -
-
kWh
$7,947
758
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
15: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$6,465
Cost:
$160
$4,878 113,446 $1,587 151 - - $4,878
113,446
kWh
$1,587
151
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
16: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$5,319
Cost:
$800
$3,866 89,899 $1,453 139 - - $3,866
89,899
kWh
$1,453
139
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
17: 2.7312 MINIMIZE USE OF OUTSIDE MAKE-UP AIR FOR VENTILATION EXCEPT WHEN USED FOR ECONOMIZER CYCLE Savings:
$2,129
Cost:
$600
- - - - $2,129 250 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,129
250
MMBtu
18: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$1,121
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $1,121 118 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,121
118
MMBtu
19: 2.2191 SUBSTITUTE HOT PROCESS FLUIDS FOR STEAM Savings:
$1,040
Cost:
$600
- - - - $1,040 110 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,040
110
MMBtu
20: 2.7312 MINIMIZE USE OF OUTSIDE MAKE-UP AIR FOR VENTILATION EXCEPT WHEN USED FOR ECONOMIZER CYCLE Savings:
$718
Cost:
$300
- - - - $718 105 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$718
105
MMBtu
21: 2.1131 REPAIR FAULTY INSULATION IN FURNACES, BOILERS, ETC Savings:
$608
Cost:
$565
- - - - $608 64 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$608
64
MMBtu
22: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$312
Cost:
$240
$154 3,590 $158 15 - - $154
3,590
kWh
$158
15
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
23: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$7,799
Cost:
$32,466
$4,372 101,680 $3,427 327 - - $4,372
101,680
kWh
$3,427
327
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
24: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$550
Cost:
$600
$550 12,788 - - - - $550
12,788
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$371,878
Cost:
$344,463
$102,128 2,375,100 $73,629 7,026 $196,121 20,700 $102,128
2,375,100
kWh
$73,629
7,026
kW-months/year
$196,121
20,700
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$151,326
Cost:
$113,298
$63,423 1,474,970 $22,010 2,101 $65,893 6,936 $63,423
1,474,970
kWh
$22,010
2,101
kW-months/year
$65,893
6,936
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas