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IAC Center University of Dayton
Assessment Year 2006
Principal Product Steel wire
NAICS 331512 - Steel Investment Foundries
SIC 3315 - Steel Wire And Related Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 55
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 300,000
Annual Production 38,000,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $245,333 11,155,200 kWh $0.02
Electricity Demand $282,337 26,364 kW-months/year $10.71
Natural Gas $573,692 78,240 MMBtu $7.33
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,113,369
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $186,155 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $65,592
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$42,044
Cost:
$99,815
$25,600 934,000 $14,000 1,320 - - - - $2,444 - $25,600
934,000
kWh
$14,000
1,320
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$2,444
-
$
02: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$30,349
Cost:
-
- - - - $30,349 3,921 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$30,349
3,921
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
03: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$22,274
Cost:
$2,000
- - - - $22,274 2,878 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$22,274
2,878
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
04: 2.2514 COVER OPEN TANKS Savings:
$23,047
Cost:
$14,623
- - - - $21,522 2,781 $1,525 204,231 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$21,522
2,781
MMBtu
$1,525
204,231
Tgal
-
-
$
05: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$18,913
Cost:
$20,000
- - - - $18,913 2,444 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$18,913
2,444
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
06: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED Savings:
$14,687
Cost:
-
$14,687 312,480 - - - - - - - - $14,687
312,480
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
07: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$13,718
Cost:
-
- - - - $13,718 1,772 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$13,718
1,772
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
08: 2.1116 IMPROVE COMBUSTION CONTROL CAPABILITY Savings:
$9,263
Cost:
-
- - - - $9,263 1,197 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,263
1,197
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
09: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$3,480
Cost:
$418
- - - - $3,480 450 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,480
450
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
10: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$2,569
Cost:
-
$1,515 68,880 $1,054 98 - - - - - - $1,515
68,880
kWh
$1,054
98
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
11: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,477
Cost:
$910
- - - - $1,477 191 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,477
191
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
12: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,253
Cost:
-
$739 33,600 $514 48 - - - - - - $739
33,600
kWh
$514
48
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
13: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,160
Cost:
-
$684 31,080 $476 44 - - - - - - $684
31,080
kWh
$476
44
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
14: 2.2135 REPAIR AND ELIMINATE STEAM LEAKS Savings:
$1,138
Cost:
$600
- - - - $1,138 147 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,138
147
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
15: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$783
Cost:
$720
$462 21,000 $321 30 - - - - - - $462
21,000
kWh
$321
30
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$186,155
Cost:
$139,086
$43,687 1,401,040 $16,365 1,540 $122,134 15,781 $1,525 204,231 $2,444 - $43,687
1,401,040
kWh
$16,365
1,540
kW-months/year
$122,134
15,781
MMBtu
$1,525
204,231
Tgal
$2,444
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$65,592
Cost:
$3,320
$17,348 433,440 $1,851 172 $46,393 5,994 - - - - $17,348
433,440
kWh
$1,851
172
kW-months/year
$46,393
5,994
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Administrative Changes