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IAC Center University of Kentucky
Assessment Year 2019
Principal Product Steel Automotive Wheels
NAICS 336330 - Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing
SIC 3714 - Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 193
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 402,110
Annual Production 4,381,556 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 4,500
Location (State) KY
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $803,091 25,110,567 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $1,076,603 65,659 kW-months/year $16.40
Electricity Fees $21,658 - $ -
Natural Gas $314,344 66,889 MMBtu $4.70
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $2,215,696
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $345,487 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $288,087
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$24,319
Cost:
-
$12,511 390,966 $11,808 720 - - $12,511
390,966
kWh
$11,808
720
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$40,190
Cost:
$3,038
$23,659 739,344 $16,531 1,008 - - $23,659
739,344
kWh
$16,531
1,008
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$116,074
Cost:
$438,000
$37,157 1,161,164 $78,917 4,812 - - $37,157
1,161,164
kWh
$78,917
4,812
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7224 REDUCE SPACE CONDITIONING DURING NON-WORKING HOURS Savings:
$553
Cost:
$227
$553 17,226 - - - - $553
17,226
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$10,676
Cost:
$22,903
$4,296 134,259 $6,380 389 - - $4,296
134,259
kWh
$6,380
389
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED Savings:
$1,551
Cost:
-
$1,551 48,482 - - - - $1,551
48,482
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.7122 DISCONNECT BALLASTS Savings:
$383
Cost:
$72
$226 7,061 $157 10 - - $226
7,061
kWh
$157
10
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$914
Cost:
$720
$386 12,060 $528 32 - - $386
12,060
kWh
$528
32
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$4,838
Cost:
$1,900
$2,050 64,065 $2,788 170 - - $2,050
64,065
kWh
$2,788
170
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.5123 REDUCE FLUID FLOW RATES Savings:
$2,913
Cost:
$1,900
$1,732 54,110 $1,181 72 - - $1,732
54,110
kWh
$1,181
72
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.2691 SHUT OFF COOLING IF COLD OUTSIDE AIR WILL COOL PROCESS Savings:
$13,831
Cost:
$5,000
$13,831 432,216 - - - - $13,831
432,216
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
12: 2.2615 CLEAN CONDENSER TUBES Savings:
$15,832
Cost:
$7,858
$9,338 291,813 $6,494 396 - - $9,338
291,813
kWh
$6,494
396
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
13: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$9,547
Cost:
$8,300
$5,857 183,032 $3,690 225 - - $5,857
183,032
kWh
$3,690
225
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
14: 2.2531 RE-SIZE CHARGING OPENINGS OR ADD MOVABLE COVER OR DOOR Savings:
$3,671
Cost:
$2,684
$3,671 114,732 - - - - $3,671
114,732
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
15: 2.1122 RE-SIZE CHARGING OPENINGS OR ADD A MOVABLE DOOR ON EQUIPMENT Savings:
$63,247
Cost:
$2,368
$16,684 521,361 - - $46,563 9,907 $16,684
521,361
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$46,563
9,907
MMBtu
16: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$13,639
Cost:
$18,226
- - - - $13,639 2,902 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$13,639
2,902
MMBtu
17: 2.2312 MINIMIZE NON-ESSENTIAL MATERIAL IN HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS Savings:
$1,430
Cost:
-
$382 11,937 - - $1,048 223 $382
11,937
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,048
223
MMBtu
18: 2.2711 UTILIZE OUTSIDE AIR INSTEAD OF CONDITIONED AIR FOR DRYING Savings:
$21,879
Cost:
$28,230
$21,879 683,728 - - - - $21,879
683,728
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$345,487
Cost:
$541,426
$155,763 4,867,556 $128,474 7,834 $61,250 13,032 $155,763
4,867,556
kWh
$128,474
7,834
kW-months/year
$61,250
13,032
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$288,087
Cost:
$484,439
$113,711 3,553,484 $126,765 7,730 $47,611 10,130 $113,711
3,553,484
kWh
$126,765
7,730
kW-months/year
$47,611
10,130
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas