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IAC Center Oregon State University
Assessment Year 1998
Principal Product Steel Replacement Parts
NAICS n/a
SIC 3325 - Steel Foundries, Nec
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 400
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 4,000,000
Annual Production 33,911 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) OR
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,167,072 35,057,445 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $433,640 130,395 kW-months/year $3.33
Electricity Fees $35,153 - $ -
Natural Gas $582,002 189,766 MMBtu $3.07
LPG $30,763 4,114 MMBtu $7.48
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $2,278,989
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $1,473,032 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $1,379,181
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas LPG Personnel Changes Primary Product Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas LPG Personnel Changes Primary Product
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
01: 4.111 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$1,374,400
Cost:
$105,000
$(-18,600) (-558,910) $(-3,000) (-895) - - - - - - $1,396,000 - $(-18,600)
(-558,910)
kWh
$(-3,000)
(-895)
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$1,396,000
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$4,781
Cost:
$1,000
$4,267 128,077 $514 154 - - - - - - - - $4,267
128,077
kWh
$514
154
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$78,861
Cost:
$26,602
- - - - $78,861 31,582 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$78,861
31,582
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.1332 CONVERT COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT TO BURN NATURAL GAS Savings:
$14,990
Cost:
$79,750
$(-560) (-16,706) - - $(-10,270) (-4,114) $30,760 4,114 $(-4,940) - - - $(-560)
(-16,706)
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-10,270)
(-4,114)
MMBtu
$30,760
4,114
MMBtu
$(-4,940)
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
-
Cost:
$136,000
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$1,473,032
Cost:
$348,352
$(-14,893) (-447,539) $(-2,486) (-741) $68,591 27,468 $30,760 4,114 $(-4,940) - $1,396,000 - $(-14,893)
(-447,539)
kWh
$(-2,486)
(-741)
kW-months/year
$68,591
27,468
MMBtu
$30,760
4,114
MMBtu
$(-4,940)
-
$
$1,396,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$1,379,181
Cost:
$106,000
$(-14,333) (-430,833) $(-2,486) (-741) - - - - - - $1,396,000 - $(-14,333)
(-430,833)
kWh
$(-2,486)
(-741)
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$1,396,000
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas LPG Personnel Changes Primary Product Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas LPG Personnel Changes Primary Product