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IAC Center Syracuse University
Assessment Year 2002
Principal Product surgical needles
NAICS n/a
SIC 3841 - Surgical And Medical Instruments
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 400
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 74,000
Annual Production 200,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 5,880
Location (State) NY
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $417,209 4,038,600 kWh $0.10
Natural Gas $59,159 7,639 MMBtu $7.74
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $476,368
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $34,391 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $10,493
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
01: 3.1191 CHANGE PROCEDURES / EQUIPMENT / OPERATING CONDITIONS Savings:
$9,000
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - $9,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$9,000
-
$
02: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$6,245
Cost:
-
$4,988 49,875 $1,257 84 - - - - - - $4,988
49,875
kWh
$1,257
84
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$3,526
Cost:
$270
$3,526 35,258 - - - - - - - - $3,526
35,258
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,696
Cost:
$60
$2,696 26,961 - - - - - - - - $2,696
26,961
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,332
Cost:
$107
- - - - - - $2,332 299 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$2,332
299
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7314 REDUCE VENTILATION AIR Savings:
$1,494
Cost:
$104
$1,043 10,427 $403 27 - - $48 6 - - $1,043
10,427
kWh
$403
27
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$48
6
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$1,836
Cost:
$5,750
- - - - $1,836 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,836
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$1,654
Cost:
-
$1,654 16,538 - - - - - - - - $1,654
16,538
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,569
Cost:
-
$1,569 15,689 - - - - - - - - $1,569
15,689
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,249
Cost:
$700
- - - - - - $1,249 160 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$1,249
160
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$928
Cost:
$63
$928 9,281 - - - - - - - - $928
9,281
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$928
Cost:
-
$645 6,450 $283 19 - - - - - - $645
6,450
kWh
$283
19
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.7444 CLOSE HOLES AND OPENINGS IN BUILDING SUCH AS BROKEN WINDOWS Savings:
$379
Cost:
$5
- - - - - - $379 49 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$379
49
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$219
Cost:
-
$219 2,193 - - - - - - - - $219
2,193
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
15: 2.7235 INSTALL FOSSIL FUEL MAKE-UP AIR UNIT Savings:
$196
Cost:
$60
$196 1,956 - - - - - - - - $196
1,956
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
16: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$140
Cost:
-
- - - - - - $140 18 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$140
18
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$34,391
Cost:
$7,119
$17,464 174,628 $1,943 130 $1,836 - $4,148 532 $9,000 - $17,464
174,628
kWh
$1,943
130
kW-months/year
$1,836
-
$
$4,148
532
MMBtu
$9,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$10,493
Cost:
$68
$8,434 84,337 $1,540 103 - - $519 67 - - $8,434
84,337
kWh
$1,540
103
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$519
67
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost