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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2009
Principal Product High Performance Engineered Yarn
NAICS 313310 - Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills
SIC 2295 - Coated Fabrics, Not Rubberized
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 107
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 70,000
Annual Production 10,000,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $290,593 5,475,432 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $126,006 14,824 kW-months/year $8.50
Natural Gas $22,730 1,602 MMBtu $14.19
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $439,329
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $124,279 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $23,850
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.2314 REPLACE HEAT TREATING OVEN WITH MORE EFFICIENT UNIT Savings:
$32,078
Cost:
$50,000
$23,161 437,004 $8,917 1,049 - - $23,161
437,004
kWh
$8,917
1,049
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$22,489
Cost:
$510
$22,489 424,323 - - - - $22,489
424,323
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$15,557
Cost:
$2,500
- - $15,557 1,830 - - -
-
kWh
$15,557
1,830
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$6,457
Cost:
$1,120
$4,935 93,209 $1,522 179 - - $4,935
93,209
kWh
$1,522
179
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,439
Cost:
$1,600
$4,156 78,428 $1,283 151 - - $4,156
78,428
kWh
$1,283
151
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$2,837
Cost:
$125
$2,397 45,230 - - $440 31 $2,397
45,230
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$440
31
MMBtu
07: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$1,975
Cost:
$3,460
$1,975 33,870 - - - - $1,975
33,870
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,836
Cost:
$560
$1,403 26,466 $433 51 - - $1,403
26,466
kWh
$433
51
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$26,236
Cost:
$81,400
$20,226 367,860 $6,010 707 - - $20,226
367,860
kWh
$6,010
707
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$5,803
Cost:
$19,856
$4,690 55,801 $1,113 131 - - $4,690
55,801
kWh
$1,113
131
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$3,572
Cost:
$1,050
$3,572 67,392 - - - - $3,572
67,392
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$124,279
Cost:
$162,181
$89,004 1,629,583 $34,835 4,098 $440 31 $89,004
1,629,583
kWh
$34,835
4,098
kW-months/year
$440
31
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$23,850
Cost:
$4,180
$6,338 119,675 $17,512 2,060 - - $6,338
119,675
kWh
$17,512
2,060
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas