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IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2013
Principal Product Steel bars
NAICS 331110 - Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
SIC 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 330
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 542,000
Annual Production 420,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $12,500,000 208,333,333 kWh $0.06
Natural Gas $2,247,561 458,686 MMBtu $4.90
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $14,747,561
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $156,809 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Natural Gas Electricity Usage Natural Gas
$ kWh $ MMBtu
01: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$28,561
Cost:
$600
$28,561 476,020 - - $28,561
476,020
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$58,770
Cost:
$91,630
$58,770 979,495 - - $58,770
979,495
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$51,514
Cost:
$100,000
- - $51,514 10,513 -
-
kWh
$51,514
10,513
MMBtu
04: 2.2515 USE OPTIMUM THICKNESS INSULATION Savings:
$17,964
Cost:
$9,249
- - $17,964 3,666 -
-
kWh
$17,964
3,666
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$156,809
Cost:
$201,479
$87,331 1,455,515 $69,478 14,179 $87,331
1,455,515
kWh
$69,478
14,179
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Natural Gas Electricity Usage Natural Gas