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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2018
Principal Product Concrete Barriers
NAICS 327390 - Other Concrete Product Manufacturing
SIC 3271 - Concrete Block And Brick
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 22
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 67,000
Annual Production 15,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 5,200
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $30,035 512,700 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $9,813 1,920 kW-months/year $5.11
Electricity Fees $10,924 - $ -
Natural Gas $108,219 10,276 MMBtu $10.53
LPG $56,411 6,781 MMBtu $8.32
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $215,402
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $27,822 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$7,359
Cost:
$1,000
$6,308 106,917 $1,051 206 - - $6,308
106,917
kWh
$1,051
206
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,794
Cost:
$850
$1,318 22,344 $476 93 - - $1,318
22,344
kWh
$476
93
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$3,012
Cost:
$4,000
- - - - $3,012 286 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,012
286
MMBtu
04: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$6,674
Cost:
$12,500
$5,008 84,886 $1,666 326 - - $5,008
84,886
kWh
$1,666
326
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$3,889
Cost:
$7,500
$3,332 56,477 $557 109 - - $3,332
56,477
kWh
$557
109
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$4,295
Cost:
$9,500
$3,682 62,400 $613 120 - - $3,682
62,400
kWh
$613
120
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$799
Cost:
$4,000
$687 11,638 $112 22 - - $687
11,638
kWh
$112
22
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$27,822
Cost:
$39,350
$20,335 344,662 $4,475 876 $3,012 286 $20,335
344,662
kWh
$4,475
876
kW-months/year
$3,012
286
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas