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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2020
Principal Product Mechanical Shaft Seals
NAICS 336412 - Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
SIC 3053 - Gaskets, Packing And Sealing Devices
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 60
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 80,000
Annual Production 50,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 5,720
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $237,768 3,771,972 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $53,991 11,117 kW-months/year $4.86
Electricity Fees $9,288 - $ -
Natural Gas $25,337 4,751 MMBtu $5.33
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $326,384
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $31,053 *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: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$6,226
Cost:
-
$4,705 74,675 $1,521 313 - - $4,705
74,675
kWh
$1,521
313
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,392
Cost:
$40
$1,198 19,020 $194 40 - - $1,198
19,020
kWh
$194
40
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$1,943
Cost:
$120
$1,943 30,848 - - - - $1,943
30,848
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,484
Cost:
$4,000
$4,721 74,935 $763 157 - - $4,721
74,935
kWh
$763
157
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,371
Cost:
$3,160
$388 6,160 $1,983 408 - - $388
6,160
kWh
$1,983
408
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,494
Cost:
$9,550
$2,314 36,733 $180 37 - - $2,314
36,733
kWh
$180
37
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.2523 REDUCE INFILTRATION TO REFRIGERATED AREAS; ISOLATE HOT EQUIPMENT FROM REFRIGERATED AREAS Savings:
$2,282
Cost:
$10,500
$(-67) (-1,067) $(-88) (-18) $2,436 457 $(-67)
(-1,067)
kWh
$(-88)
(-18)
kW-months/year
$2,436
457
MMBtu
08: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$8,861
Cost:
$42,000
$7,311 116,052 $1,550 319 - - $7,311
116,052
kWh
$1,550
319
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$31,053
Cost:
$69,370
$22,513 357,356 $6,104 1,256 $2,436 457 $22,513
357,356
kWh
$6,104
1,256
kW-months/year
$2,436
457
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