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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product house paint
NAICS 325510 - Paint and Coating Manufacturing
SIC 2851 - Paints And Allied Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 200
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 320,190
Annual Production 24,000 Thousand Gallons
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $310,720 4,597,500 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $109,906 12,898 kW-months/year $8.52
Natural Gas $199,615 13,217 MMBtu $15.10
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $620,241
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $110,703 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $8,743
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$62,047
Cost:
$3,000
$22,158 325,852 $2,199 258 $37,690 2,496 $22,158
325,852
kWh
$2,199
258
kW-months/year
$37,690
2,496
MMBtu
02: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$16,939
Cost:
$3,600
$13,588 199,826 $3,351 393 - - $13,588
199,826
kWh
$3,351
393
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$14,696
Cost:
$12,000
$7,143 105,055 $7,553 886 - - $7,143
105,055
kWh
$7,553
886
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$5,495
Cost:
$3,000
- - $5,495 645 - - -
-
kWh
$5,495
645
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7312 MINIMIZE USE OF OUTSIDE MAKE-UP AIR FOR VENTILATION EXCEPT WHEN USED FOR ECONOMIZER CYCLE Savings:
$3,844
Cost:
$6,000
- - - - $3,844 260 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,844
260
MMBtu
06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$3,248
Cost:
$1,824
$2,617 38,488 $631 74 - - $2,617
38,488
kWh
$631
74
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.7233 USE PROPERLY DESIGNED AND SIZED HVAC EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,376
Cost:
$2,550
- - - - $2,376 157 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,376
157
MMBtu
08: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$1,483
Cost:
$800
$1,483 21,805 - - - - $1,483
21,805
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$575
Cost:
$40
$463 6,812 $112 13 - - $463
6,812
kWh
$112
13
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$110,703
Cost:
$32,814
$47,452 697,838 $19,341 2,269 $43,910 2,913 $47,452
697,838
kWh
$19,341
2,269
kW-months/year
$43,910
2,913
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$8,743
Cost:
$4,824
$2,617 38,488 $6,126 719 - - $2,617
38,488
kWh
$6,126
719
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas