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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2014
Principal Product Size Reduction of Polymers
NAICS 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 74
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 127,500
Annual Production 20,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 7,488
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $722,161 11,248,800 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $68,983 27,063 kW-months/year $2.55
Electricity Fees $413 - $ -
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $791,557
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $83,059 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
01: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$766
Cost:
$55
$715 11,172 $51 20 - - $715
11,172
kWh
$51
20
kW-months/year
-
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$3,849
Cost:
$1,000
$3,650 57,032 $199 78 - - $3,650
57,032
kWh
$199
78
kW-months/year
-
-
$
03: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$73,479
Cost:
$55,500
$69,667 1,088,540 $3,812 1,495 - - $69,667
1,088,540
kWh
$3,812
1,495
kW-months/year
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,376
Cost:
$1,950
$2,376 37,126 - - - - $2,376
37,126
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
05: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,464
Cost:
$1,700
$1,464 22,860 - - - - $1,464
22,860
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,125
Cost:
$4,000
$503 7,862 $55 22 $567 - $503
7,862
kWh
$55
22
kW-months/year
$567
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$83,059
Cost:
$64,205
$78,375 1,224,592 $4,117 1,615 $567 - $78,375
1,224,592
kWh
$4,117
1,615
kW-months/year
$567
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Ancillary Material Cost