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IAC Center University of Dayton
Assessment Year 2005
Principal Product Aluminum and zinc die castings
NAICS 331523 - Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries
SIC 3363 - Aluminum Die-castings
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 208
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 200,000
Annual Production 21,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 4,050
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $332,851 8,938,455 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $396,931 22,596 kW-months/year $17.57
Natural Gas $1,110,171 118,841 MMBtu $9.34
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,895,802
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $722,726 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $410,599
#|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: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$222,216
Cost:
$3,730
- - - - - - $222,216 26,143 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$222,216
26,143
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$157,981
Cost:
$295,540
- - - - - - $157,981 18,586 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$157,981
18,586
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.2515 USE OPTIMUM THICKNESS INSULATION Savings:
$113,135
Cost:
$17,165
- - - - - - $113,135 13,310 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$113,135
13,310
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$93,662
Cost:
$72,100
- - - - - - $93,662 11,019 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$93,662
11,019
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$27,707
Cost:
$93,840
$7,764 287,064 $18,422 852 - - - - $1,521 - $7,764
287,064
kWh
$18,422
852
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$1,521
-
$
06: 2.7314 REDUCE VENTILATION AIR Savings:
$26,800
Cost:
-
- - - - - - $26,800 3,162 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$26,800
3,162
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$19,788
Cost:
$4,000
- - - - - - $19,788 2,328 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$19,788
2,328
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.2424 USE HEAT IN FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS Savings:
$19,593
Cost:
$40,000
- - - - - - $19,593 2,305 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$19,593
2,305
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$19,470
Cost:
$3,940
$6,470 239,600 $13,000 600 - - - - - - $6,470
239,600
kWh
$13,000
600
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$4,819
Cost:
$12,560
$4,819 58,767 - - - - - - - - $4,819
58,767
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.2514 COVER OPEN TANKS Savings:
$4,429
Cost:
$1,200
- - - - - - $4,429 521 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$4,429
521
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$4,280
Cost:
$736
$292 10,800 $520 24 - - $3,468 408 - - $292
10,800
kWh
$520
24
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$3,468
408
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$3,679
Cost:
-
$1,338 49,572 $2,341 108 - - - - - - $1,338
49,572
kWh
$2,341
108
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.4131 SIZE ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR PEAK OPERATING EFFICIENCY Savings:
$1,948
Cost:
$500
$648 24,000 $1,300 60 - - - - - - $648
24,000
kWh
$1,300
60
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
15: 2.8118 CHECK FOR ACCURACY OF UTILITY / POWER METERS Savings:
$1,554
Cost:
-
- - - - $1,554 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,554
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
16: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$1,253
Cost:
-
$1,253 46,400 - - - - - - - - $1,253
46,400
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
17: 2.7121 UTILIZE DAYLIGHT WHENEVER POSSIBLE IN LIEU OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT Savings:
$412
Cost:
$960
$412 15,245 - - - - - - - - $412
15,245
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$722,726
Cost:
$546,271
$22,996 731,448 $35,583 1,644 $1,554 - $661,072 77,782 $1,521 - $22,996
731,448
kWh
$35,583
1,644
kW-months/year
$1,554
-
$
$661,072
77,782
MMBtu
$1,521
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$410,599
Cost:
$189,126
$15,878 467,848 $21,283 984 $1,554 - $370,363 43,581 $1,521 - $15,878
467,848
kWh
$21,283
984
kW-months/year
$1,554
-
$
$370,363
43,581
MMBtu
$1,521
-
$
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