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IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2025
Principal Product Steel materials
NAICS 332312 - Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
SIC 3499 - Fabricated Metal Products, Nec
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 37
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 132,000
Annual Production 84,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 4,000
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $55,467 650,960 kWh $0.09
Electricity Demand $50,274 2,530 kW-months/year $19.87
Electricity Fees $7,166 - $ -
Natural Gas $11,730 1,701 MMBtu $6.90
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $124,637
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $71,113 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
01: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$232
Cost:
$250
$74 872 $143 7 $15 - $74
872
kWh
$143
7
kW-months/year
$15
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$813
Cost:
$1,572
$379 4,446 $382 19 $52 - $379
4,446
kWh
$382
19
kW-months/year
$52
-
$
03: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$916
Cost:
$1,133
$580 6,809 $278 14 $58 - $580
6,809
kWh
$278
14
kW-months/year
$58
-
$
04: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$5,323
Cost:
$29
$4,985 58,511 - - $338 - $4,985
58,511
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$338
-
$
05: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$2,012
Cost:
$2,261
$1,884 22,118 - - $128 - $1,884
22,118
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$128
-
$
06: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY Savings:
$46,922
Cost:
$377,678
$42,703 501,213 $1,240 62 $2,979 - $42,703
501,213
kWh
$1,240
62
kW-months/year
$2,979
-
$
07: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$14,895
Cost:
$2,777
- - - - $14,895 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$14,895
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$71,113
Cost:
$385,700
$50,605 593,969 $2,043 103 $18,465 - $50,605
593,969
kWh
$2,043
103
kW-months/year
$18,465
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees