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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Expanded Polystyrene
NAICS 326140 - Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
SIC 3086 - Plastics Foam Products
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 37
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 67,200
Annual Production 61,943,274,000,000 Thousand Feet
Production Hrs. Annual 2,080
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $38,503 482,400 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $13,037 3,110 kW-months/year $4.19
Electricity Fees $1,541 - $ -
Natural Gas $134,899 17,046 MMBtu $7.91
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $187,980
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $29,730 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $15,422
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,031
Cost:
$45
$792 9,898 $239 57 - - $792
9,898
kWh
$239
57
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$388
Cost:
$183
$276 3,454 $111 27 - - $276
3,454
kWh
$111
27
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$5,142
Cost:
$3,000
- - - - $5,142 650 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,142
650
MMBtu
04: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$582
Cost:
$343
- - - - $582 74 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$582
74
MMBtu
05: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$5,751
Cost:
$5,000
- - - - $5,751 727 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,751
727
MMBtu
06: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$247
Cost:
$245
$247 3,091 - - - - $247
3,091
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4323 USE OPTIMUM SIZE AND CAPACITY EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,205
Cost:
$1,600
$1,205 15,061 - - - - $1,205
15,061
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$737
Cost:
$1,000
$719 8,985 $18 4 - - $719
8,985
kWh
$18
4
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$179
Cost:
$280
$179 2,236 - - - - $179
2,236
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$732
Cost:
$1,645
$664 8,299 $68 16 - - $664
8,299
kWh
$68
16
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.2622 REPLACE EXISTING CHILLER WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$5,980
Cost:
$15,100
$4,593 57,408 $1,388 331 - - $4,593
57,408
kWh
$1,388
331
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
12: 2.5111 CONVERT FROM INDIRECT TO DIRECT FIRED SYSTEMS Savings:
$1,822
Cost:
$6,360
- - - - $1,822 230 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,822
230
MMBtu
13: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$5,934
Cost:
$24,500
$4,560 57,000 $1,374 328 - - $4,560
57,000
kWh
$1,374
328
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$29,730
Cost:
$59,301
$13,235 165,432 $3,199 764 $13,297 1,681 $13,235
165,432
kWh
$3,199
764
kW-months/year
$13,297
1,681
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$15,422
Cost:
$27,973
$6,402 80,019 $1,474 352 $7,546 954 $6,402
80,019
kWh
$1,474
352
kW-months/year
$7,546
954
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas