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| IAC Center | University of Alabama |
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| Assessment Year | 2016 |
| Principal Product | Aluminum |
| NAICS | 331313 - Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production |
| SIC | 3334 - Primary Aluminum |
| Sales | >$500,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 900 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 4,356,000 |
| Annual Production | 1,000,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | AL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $12,968,501 | 406,980,557 | kWh | $0.03 |
| Electricity Demand | $11,851,287 | 761,536 | kW-months/year | $15.56 |
| Electricity Fees | $239,262 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $21,835,988 | 5,674,754 | MMBtu | $3.85 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $46,895,038 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $1,559,281 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $94,634 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT |
Savings: $660,652 Cost: $392,000 |
- | - | - | - | $660,652 | 171,598 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$660,652 171,598 MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $193,333 Cost: $84,408 |
$111,441 | 3,496,726 | $81,892 | 5,263 | - | - |
$111,441 3,496,726 kWh |
$81,892 5,263 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.2514 COVER OPEN TANKS |
Savings: $286,063 Cost: $140,000 |
- | - | - | - | $286,063 | 74,302 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$286,063 74,302 MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $12,382 Cost: $2,400 |
$7,107 | 223,005 | $5,275 | 339 | - | - |
$7,107 223,005 kWh |
$5,275 339 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $219,290 Cost: $1,047,803 |
$131,407 | 4,123,233 | $87,883 | 5,648 | - | - |
$131,407 4,123,233 kWh |
$87,883 5,648 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE |
Savings: $82,252 Cost: $55 |
$48,269 | 1,514,554 | $33,983 | 2,184 | - | - |
$48,269 1,514,554 kWh |
$33,983 2,184 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $16,391 Cost: $20,000 |
$9,825 | 308,290 | $6,566 | 422 | - | - |
$9,825 308,290 kWh |
$6,566 422 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 08: 2.6221 USE MOST EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND LESS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY |
Savings: $88,918 Cost: $2,750 |
$52,134 | 1,639,434 | $36,784 | 2,364 | - | - |
$52,134 1,639,434 kWh |
$36,784 2,364 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $1,559,281 Cost: $1,689,416 |
$360,183 | 11,305,242 | $252,383 | 16,220 | $946,715 | 245,900 | $360,183 11,305,242 kWh |
$252,383 16,220 kW-months/year |
$946,715 245,900 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $94,634 Cost: $2,455 |
$55,376 | 1,737,559 | $39,258 | 2,523 | - | - | $55,376 1,737,559 kWh |
$39,258 2,523 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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