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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2018
Principal Product Brick
NAICS 327120 - Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
SIC 3251 - Brick And Structural Clay Tile
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 18
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 300,000
Annual Production 127,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,736
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $533,627 9,138,967 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $77,633 26,776 kW-months/year $2.90
Electricity Fees $63,428 - $ -
Natural Gas $828,137 241,658 MMBtu $3.43
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,502,825
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $294,777 *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: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$4,938
Cost:
$500
$4,489 77,387 $449 155 - - $4,489
77,387
kWh
$449
155
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$10,242
Cost:
$2,000
$9,482 163,494 $760 262 - - $9,482
163,494
kWh
$760
262
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$2,854
Cost:
$9,000
$2,854 49,200 - - - - $2,854
49,200
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.2441 PREHEAT BOILER MAKEUP WATER WITH WASTE PROCESS HEAT Savings:
$221,077
Cost:
$850,000
- - - - $221,077 64,454 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$221,077
64,454
MMBtu
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$21,358
Cost:
$92,947
$19,636 338,549 $1,722 594 - - $19,636
338,549
kWh
$1,722
594
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$34,308
Cost:
$200,000
$33,119 571,018 $1,189 410 - - $33,119
571,018
kWh
$1,189
410
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$294,777
Cost:
$1,154,447
$69,580 1,199,648 $4,120 1,421 $221,077 64,454 $69,580
1,199,648
kWh
$4,120
1,421
kW-months/year
$221,077
64,454
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