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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2022
Principal Product Aluminium powder
NAICS 339999 - All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
SIC 3399 - Primary Metal Products, Nec
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 45
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 150,000
Annual Production 39,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,756
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $499,143 9,132,300 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $53,054 21,354 kW-months/year $2.48
Electricity Fees $10,314 - $ -
Natural Gas $355,109 78,328 MMBtu $4.53
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $917,620
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $378,060 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Product By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Product By-product Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$8,826
Cost:
$6,362
$8,204 149,167 $622 251 - - - - - - $8,204
149,167
kWh
$622
251
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$684
Cost:
$780
$645 11,731 $39 16 - - - - - - $645
11,731
kWh
$39
16
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,728
Cost:
$2,200
$1,629 29,617 $99 40 - - - - - - $1,629
29,617
kWh
$99
40
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.4321 UPGRADE OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$246,141
Cost:
$750,000
- - - - $16,141 3,563 $130,000 - $100,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$16,141
3,563
MMBtu
$130,000
-
$
$100,000
-
$
05: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$44,811
Cost:
$140,000
- - - - $44,811 9,892 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$44,811
9,892
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$75,870
Cost:
$448,000
$71,453 1,299,152 $4,417 1,781 - - - - - - $71,453
1,299,152
kWh
$4,417
1,781
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$378,060
Cost:
$1,347,342
$81,931 1,489,667 $5,177 2,088 $60,952 13,455 $130,000 - $100,000 - $81,931
1,489,667
kWh
$5,177
2,088
kW-months/year
$60,952
13,455
MMBtu
$130,000
-
$
$100,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Product By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Product By-product Production