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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 1997
Principal Product Bricks
NAICS n/a
SIC 3297 - Nonclay Refractories
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 53
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 100,000
Annual Production 30,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 1,989
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $182,787 4,965,123 kWh $0.04
Electricity Fees $72,720 - $ -
Natural Gas $599,616 190,656 MMBtu $3.15
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $855,123
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $448,178 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $10,060
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Water Consumption Primary Product Electricity Usage Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Water Consumption Primary Product
$ kWh $ $ $ $ $ Tgal $ $
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$258
Cost:
$248
$258 4,982 - - - - - - - - $258
4,982
kWh
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
02: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$1,663
Cost:
$11,400
$1,663 32,239 - - - - - - - - $1,663
32,239
kWh
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
03: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$6,379
Cost:
$2,240
$6,379 123,974 - - - - - - - - $6,379
123,974
kWh
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
04: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$422
Cost:
$640
$422 8,206 - - - - - - - - $422
8,206
kWh
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
05: 2.3412 USE WASTE HEAT TO PRODUCE STEAM TO DRIVE A STEAM TURBINE-GENERATOR Savings:
$10,136
Cost:
$43,250
$16,136 313,599 - - $(-6,000) - - - - - $16,136
313,599
kWh
-
-
$
$(-6,000)
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
06: 3.6193 INSTALL EQUIPMENT (eg COMPACTOR) TO REDUCE DISPOSAL COSTS Savings:
$900
Cost:
$5,000
- - $(-936) - $1,836 - - - - - -
-
kWh
$(-936)
-
$
$1,836
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
07: 3.4111 USE CLOSED CYCLE PROCESS TO MINIMIZE WASTE WATER PRODUCTION Savings:
$1,760
Cost:
$590
- - - - - - $1,760 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
$
-
-
$
$1,760
-
Tgal
-
-
$
08: 4.5140 RE-ARRANGE EQUIPMENT LAYOUT TO REDUCE HANDLING COSTS Savings:
$426,660
Cost:
$121,000
- - $(-234,000) - - - - - $660,660 - -
-
kWh
$(-234,000)
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
$660,660
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$448,178
Cost:
$184,368
$24,858 483,000 $(-234,936) - $(-4,164) - $1,760 - $660,660 - $24,858
483,000
kWh
$(-234,936)
-
$
$(-4,164)
-
$
$1,760
-
Tgal
$660,660
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$10,060
Cost:
$14,478
$8,300 161,195 - - - - $1,760 - - - $8,300
161,195
kWh
-
-
$
-
-
$
$1,760
-
Tgal
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ $ $ $ $ Tgal $ $
Electricity Usage Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Water Consumption Primary Product Electricity Usage Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Water Consumption Primary Product