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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product Steel Bridges
NAICS 331110 - Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
SIC 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 20
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 195,000
Annual Production 13,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $508,676 4,924,750 kWh $0.10
Electricity Demand $62,681 13,717 kW-months/year $4.57
Natural Gas $290,722 38,776 MMBtu $7.50
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $862,079
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $193,115 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $50,818
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$59,232
Cost:
$1,300
$54,881 548,812 $4,351 952 - - - - $54,881
548,812
kWh
$4,351
952
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.2492 USE "HEAT WHEEL" OR OTHER HEAT EXCHANGER TO CROSS-EXCHANGE BUILDING EXHAUST AIR WITH MAKE-UP AIR Savings:
$42,903
Cost:
$73,485
- - - - $42,903 5,720 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$42,903
5,720
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$36,201
Cost:
$136,500
$32,448 324,480 $2,852 624 - - $901 - $32,448
324,480
kWh
$2,852
624
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$901
-
$
04: 2.7496 INSTALL PARTITIONS TO REDUCE SIZE OF CONDITIONED SPACE Savings:
$24,579
Cost:
-
- - - - $24,579 3,278 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$24,579
3,278
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.5194 REDESIGN PROCESS Savings:
$20,100
Cost:
-
$20,100 201,000 - - - - - - $20,100
201,000
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$3,156
Cost:
$12,800
$2,634 26,338 $558 122 - - $(-36) - $2,634
26,338
kWh
$558
122
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-36)
-
$
07: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$3,134
Cost:
$2,500
- - $3,134 686 - - - - -
-
kWh
$3,134
686
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$3,005
Cost:
$1,000
$2,763 27,627 $242 53 - - - - $2,763
27,627
kWh
$242
53
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$805
Cost:
$125
$526 5,262 $279 61 - - - - $526
5,262
kWh
$279
61
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$193,115
Cost:
$227,710
$113,352 1,133,519 $11,416 2,497 $67,482 8,998 $865 - $113,352
1,133,519
kWh
$11,416
2,497
kW-months/year
$67,482
8,998
MMBtu
$865
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$50,818
Cost:
$3,500
$22,863 228,627 $3,376 739 $24,579 3,278 - - $22,863
228,627
kWh
$3,376
739
kW-months/year
$24,579
3,278
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost