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IAC Center University of Dayton
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product Continuous Steel Strip
NAICS 331221 - Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
SIC 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 30
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 70,000
Annual Production 5,600,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 2,736
Location (State) IN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $416,254 9,975,253 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $301,426 21,900 kW-months/year $13.76
Natural Gas $248,139 22,766 MMBtu $10.90
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $970,592
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $592,690 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $112,832
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.8114 CHANGE RATE SCHEDULES OR OTHER CHANGES IN UTILITY SERVICE Savings:
$66,672
Cost:
$600
- - - - $66,672 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$66,672
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$63,586
Cost:
$41,250
- - - - $63,586 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$63,586
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.3511 USE PLANT OWNED TRANSFORMERS OR LEASE TRANSFORMERS Savings:
$9,387
Cost:
-
- - - - $9,387 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,387
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$9,364
Cost:
$1,876
$5,895 128,154 $2,974 21 - - - - $495 - $5,895
128,154
kWh
$2,974
21
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$495
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$10,546
Cost:
$3,000
$5,705 124,017 $4,908 34 - - - - $(-67) - $5,705
124,017
kWh
$4,908
34
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$(-67)
-
$
06: 2.7121 UTILIZE DAYLIGHT WHENEVER POSSIBLE IN LIEU OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT Savings:
$1,712
Cost:
$7,628
$1,712 37,210 - - - - - - - - $1,712
37,210
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.4235 REMOVE OR CLOSE OFF UNNEEDED COMPRESSED AIR LINES Savings:
$628
Cost:
-
$628 13,650 - - - - - - - - $628
13,650
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$4,696
Cost:
$2,250
$4,696 102,108 - - - - - - - - $4,696
102,108
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,120
Cost:
-
$1,542 33,527 $553 4 - - - - $(-975) - $1,542
33,527
kWh
$553
4
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$(-975)
-
$
10: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$3,001
Cost:
$2,366
$3,001 65,230 - - - - - - - - $3,001
65,230
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.2211 USE OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE Savings:
$8,137
Cost:
-
$8,137 176,904 - - - - - - - - $8,137
176,904
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.2514 COVER OPEN TANKS Savings:
$10,386
Cost:
-
$11,686 254,040 - - - - - - $(-1,300) - $11,686
254,040
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,300)
-
$
13: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$21,893
Cost:
-
$16,118 350,400 $5,775 40 - - - - - - $16,118
350,400
kWh
$5,775
40
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.1117 RELOCATE OVEN / FURNACE TO MORE EFFICIENT LOCATION Savings:
$300
Cost:
$50
- - - - - - $300 28 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$300
28
MMBtu
-
-
$
15: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$3,996
Cost:
-
$1,054 63,948 $2,942 7 - - - - - - $1,054
63,948
kWh
$2,942
7
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
16: 2.5194 REDESIGN PROCESS Savings:
$357,330
Cost:
-
$59,748 1,298,880 $7,940 220 - - $(-15,358) (-1,409) $305,000 - $59,748
1,298,880
kWh
$7,940
220
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$(-15,358)
(-1,409)
MMBtu
$305,000
-
$
17: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$18,312
Cost:
$36,624
- - - - - - $18,312 1,680 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$18,312
1,680
MMBtu
-
-
$
18: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$1,624
Cost:
$5,686
- - - - - - $1,624 149 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$1,624
149
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$592,690
Cost:
$101,330
$119,922 2,648,068 $25,092 326 $139,645 - $4,878 448 $303,153 - $119,922
2,648,068
kWh
$25,092
326
kW-months/year
$139,645
-
$
$4,878
448
MMBtu
$303,153
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$112,832
Cost:
$600
$39,165 892,469 $9,270 51 $66,672 - - - $(-2,275) - $39,165
892,469
kWh
$9,270
51
kW-months/year
$66,672
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$(-2,275)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes