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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2017
Principal Product Plastic Bottles
NAICS 326160 - Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
SIC 3085 - Plastics Bottles
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 20
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 122,000
Annual Production 862,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
Location (State) NJ
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $4,155,040 44,754,441 kWh $0.09
Electricity Demand $386,725 73,673 kW-months/year $5.25
Electricity Fees $21,659 - $ -
Natural Gas $38,491 7,741 MMBtu $4.97
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $4,601,915
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $526,311 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $301,318
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$14,163
Cost:
$17
$13,334 143,375 $830 158 - - $13,334
143,375
kWh
$830
158
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$97,167
Cost:
$5,000
$88,893 955,835 $8,274 1,576 - - $88,893
955,835
kWh
$8,274
1,576
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$21,749
Cost:
$3,000
$19,827 213,197 $1,922 366 - - $19,827
213,197
kWh
$1,922
366
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$41,418
Cost:
$13,000
$38,998 419,328 $2,420 461 - - $38,998
419,328
kWh
$2,420
461
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$55,847
Cost:
$28,000
$52,587 565,451 $3,260 621 - - $52,587
565,451
kWh
$3,260
621
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$128,735
Cost:
$65,000
$121,217 1,303,412 $7,518 1,432 - - $121,217
1,303,412
kWh
$7,518
1,432
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$40,410
Cost:
$26,250
$37,502 403,243 $2,909 554 - - $37,502
403,243
kWh
$2,909
554
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.2614 USE COOLING TOWER OR ECONOMIZER TO REPLACE CHILLER COOLING Savings:
$86,307
Cost:
$68,000
$79,939 859,554 $6,368 1,213 - - $79,939
859,554
kWh
$6,368
1,213
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$22,392
Cost:
$38,954
$20,781 223,449 $1,612 307 - - $20,781
223,449
kWh
$1,612
307
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$14,063
Cost:
$56,424
$12,745 137,046 $1,318 251 - - $12,745
137,046
kWh
$1,318
251
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.7233 USE PROPERLY DESIGNED AND SIZED HVAC EQUIPMENT Savings:
$4,060
Cost:
$20,000
- - - - $4,060 817 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,060
817
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$526,311
Cost:
$323,645
$485,821 5,223,890 $36,429 6,939 $4,060 817 $485,821
5,223,890
kWh
$36,429
6,939
kW-months/year
$4,060
817
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$301,318
Cost:
$204,395
$274,515 2,951,784 $22,742 4,332 $4,060 817 $274,515
2,951,784
kWh
$22,742
4,332
kW-months/year
$4,060
817
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas