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IAC Center Lehigh University
Assessment Year 2025
Principal Product FD&C Colors and PVAP Excipient
NAICS 325130 - Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
SIC 2816 - Inorganic Pigments
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 45
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 116,595
Annual Production 5,550 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $570,776 7,351,565 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $115,367 19,864 kW-months/year $5.81
Electricity Fees $175,339 - $ -
Natural Gas $28,044 14,181 MMBtu $1.98
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $889,526
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $48,070 *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:
$1,997
Cost:
-
$1,747 22,402 $250 43 - - $1,747
22,402
kWh
$250
43
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$16,130
Cost:
$280
$10,246 131,354 - - $5,884 2,972 $10,246
131,354
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,884
2,972
MMBtu
03: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$3,215
Cost:
$490
$3,215 39,686 - - - - $3,215
39,686
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$11,346
Cost:
$5,000
$8,360 107,169 $2,986 514 - - $8,360
107,169
kWh
$2,986
514
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$2,192
Cost:
$1,500
$2,012 25,805 $180 31 - - $2,012
25,805
kWh
$180
31
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.2443 RE-USE OR RECYCLE HOT OR COLD PROCESS EXHAUST AIR Savings:
$408
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $408 206 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$408
206
MMBtu
07: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$1,873
Cost:
$5,000
$(-5,228) (-67,033) $(-157) (-27) $7,258 3,666 $(-5,228)
(-67,033)
kWh
$(-157)
(-27)
kW-months/year
$7,258
3,666
MMBtu
08: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$435
Cost:
$1,500
$389 4,992 $46 8 - - $389
4,992
kWh
$46
8
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$8,717
Cost:
$32,299
$8,009 102,682 $708 122 - - $8,009
102,682
kWh
$708
122
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,669
Cost:
$6,564
$1,460 18,720 $209 36 - - $1,460
18,720
kWh
$209
36
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$88
Cost:
$400
$88 1,145 - - - - $88
1,145
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$48,070
Cost:
$54,033
$30,298 386,922 $4,222 727 $13,550 6,844 $30,298
386,922
kWh
$4,222
727
kW-months/year
$13,550
6,844
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