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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product Plugs
NAICS 332312 - Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
SIC 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 36
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 40,000
Annual Production 190,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 3,120
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $60,118 700,000 kWh $0.09
Electricity Demand $8,597 1,890 kW-months/year $4.55
Natural Gas $6,738 597 MMBtu $11.29
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $75,453
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $25,241 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|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: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$3,510
Cost:
$7,490
$3,333 38,750 $38 8 - - $139 - $3,333
38,750
kWh
$38
8
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$139
-
$
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,876
Cost:
$12,800
$1,489 17,420 $373 82 - - $14 - $1,489
17,420
kWh
$373
82
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$14
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$6,424
Cost:
$1,000
$5,655 65,757 $769 169 - - - - $5,655
65,757
kWh
$769
169
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7312 MINIMIZE USE OF OUTSIDE MAKE-UP AIR FOR VENTILATION EXCEPT WHEN USED FOR ECONOMIZER CYCLE Savings:
$1,111
Cost:
$14,190
$1,111 18,016 - - - - - - $1,111
18,016
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,865
Cost:
$1,000
$1,819 21,150 $46 10 - - - - $1,819
21,150
kWh
$46
10
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7423 REDUCE HEAT GAIN BY WINDOW TINTING Savings:
$4,369
Cost:
-
- - - - $4,369 387 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,369
387
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,573
Cost:
$950
$4,181 48,618 $1,392 306 - - - - $4,181
48,618
kWh
$1,392
306
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.5194 REDESIGN PROCESS Savings:
$513
Cost:
$5,280
$454 5,281 $59 13 - - - - $454
5,281
kWh
$59
13
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$25,241
Cost:
$42,710
$18,042 214,992 $2,677 588 $4,369 387 $153 - $18,042
214,992
kWh
$2,677
588
kW-months/year
$4,369
387
MMBtu
$153
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
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