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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2018
Principal Product Specialty Chemicals
NAICS 325998 - All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
SIC 2899 - Chemical Preparations, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 71
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 50,000
Annual Production 1,540,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $251,012 3,857,525 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $64,123 11,284 kW-months/year $5.68
Electricity Fees $11,638 - $ -
Natural Gas $135,316 16,700 MMBtu $8.10
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $462,089
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $134,847 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $45,655
#|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:
$1,239
Cost:
$70
$1,125 17,321 $114 20 - - $1,125
17,321
kWh
$114
20
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$53,879
Cost:
$30,500
$31,686 487,472 $2,948 519 $19,245 2,376 $31,686
487,472
kWh
$2,948
519
kW-months/year
$19,245
2,376
MMBtu
03: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$6,825
Cost:
$7,525
$4,780 73,536 $2,045 360 - - $4,780
73,536
kWh
$2,045
360
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$19,392
Cost:
$30,000
$17,887 275,184 $1,505 265 - - $17,887
275,184
kWh
$1,505
265
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$22,792
Cost:
$85,052
$19,924 306,519 $2,868 505 - - $19,924
306,519
kWh
$2,868
505
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.1224 REPLACE BOILER Savings:
$9,096
Cost:
$35,000
- - - - $9,096 1,123 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,096
1,123
MMBtu
07: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$21,624
Cost:
$93,750
$19,307 297,024 $2,317 408 - - $19,307
297,024
kWh
$2,317
408
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$134,847
Cost:
$281,897
$94,709 1,457,056 $11,797 2,077 $28,341 3,499 $94,709
1,457,056
kWh
$11,797
2,077
kW-months/year
$28,341
3,499
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$45,655
Cost:
$178,872
$40,356 620,864 $5,299 933 - - $40,356
620,864
kWh
$5,299
933
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas