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IAC Center University of Kentucky
Assessment Year 2018
Principal Product Steel Service Center
NAICS 332313 - Plate Work Manufacturing
SIC 3443 - Fabricated Plate Work (boiler Shops)
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 67
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 200,000
Annual Production 75,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 5,700
Location (State) KY
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $57,295 1,674,000 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $112,610 6,499 kW-months/year $17.33
Electricity Fees $17,059 - $ -
Natural Gas $42,065 3,908 MMBtu $10.76
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $229,029
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $105,060 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Primary Raw Material Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Primary Raw Material
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$10,567
Cost:
$9,500
$5,231 153,840 $5,336 324 - - - - - - $5,231
153,840
kWh
$5,336
324
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,221
Cost:
-
$1,221 35,913 - - - - - - - - $1,221
35,913
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$3,312
Cost:
$1,100
$1,830 53,813 $1,482 90 - - - - - - $1,830
53,813
kWh
$1,482
90
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.2443 RE-USE OR RECYCLE HOT OR COLD PROCESS EXHAUST AIR Savings:
$17,440
Cost:
$18,575
- - - - - - $17,440 1,650 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$17,440
1,650
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$14,227
Cost:
$14,700
- - - - - - $14,227 1,346 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$14,227
1,346
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$456
Cost:
-
$456 13,403 - - - - - - - - $456
13,403
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$35,583
Cost:
$99,639
$14,259 419,372 $21,324 1,173 - - - - - - $14,259
419,372
kWh
$21,324
1,173
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.7134 USE PHOTOCELL CONTROLS Savings:
$1,514
Cost:
$2,900
$1,514 44,519 - - - - - - - - $1,514
44,519
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$2,069
Cost:
$4,175
$2,069 60,841 - - - - - - - - $2,069
60,841
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$6,117
Cost:
$6,090
- - - - $6,117 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,117
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$3,087
Cost:
$775
$3,087 90,787 - - - - - - - - $3,087
90,787
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$1,467
Cost:
-
$1,467 43,133 - - - - - - - - $1,467
43,133
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 3.1163 USE PLASTIC PALLETS INSTEAD OF WOOD Savings:
$8,000
Cost:
$18,890
- - - - - - - - $8,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$8,000
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$105,060
Cost:
$176,344
$31,134 915,621 $28,142 1,587 $6,117 - $31,667 2,996 $8,000 - $31,134
915,621
kWh
$28,142
1,587
kW-months/year
$6,117
-
$
$31,667
2,996
MMBtu
$8,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Primary Raw Material Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Primary Raw Material