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IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product investment castings
NAICS 331512 - Steel Investment Foundries
SIC 3324 - Steel Investment Foundries
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 146
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 160,000
Annual Production 3,267,126 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $929,385 11,432,074 kWh $0.08
Natural Gas $399,521 53,329 MMBtu $7.49
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,328,906
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $199,862 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $68,927
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Natural Gas Electricity Usage Natural Gas
$ kWh $ MMBtu
01: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$1,400
Cost:
-
$1,400 17,283 - - $1,400
17,283
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$2,187
Cost:
-
$2,187 26,902 - - $2,187
26,902
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$31,813
Cost:
$50,000
$31,813 422,656 - - $31,813
422,656
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$29,108
Cost:
-
$29,108 358,027 - - $29,108
358,027
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,303
Cost:
$11,000
$5,303 63,812 - - $5,303
63,812
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$2,858
Cost:
$2,000
$2,858 34,396 - - $2,858
34,396
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$25,366
Cost:
-
$25,366 312,000 - - $25,366
312,000
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$166
Cost:
$320
$166 2,000 - - $166
2,000
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$9,163
Cost:
-
$9,163 112,708 - - $9,163
112,708
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$91,712
Cost:
$375,000
- - $91,712 12,245 -
-
kWh
$91,712
12,245
MMBtu
11: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$786
Cost:
$494
- - $786 105 -
-
kWh
$786
105
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$199,862
Cost:
$438,814
$107,364 1,349,784 $92,498 12,350 $107,364
1,349,784
kWh
$92,498
12,350
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$68,927
Cost:
$63,000
$68,927 877,049 - - $68,927
877,049
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Natural Gas Electricity Usage Natural Gas