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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 1997
Principal Product Heat Processing Equipment
NAICS n/a
SIC 3567 - Industrial Furnaces And Ovens
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 190
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 102,950
Annual Production 60 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 2,210
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $36,734 1,226,260 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $41,365 4,240 kW-months/year $9.76
Electricity Fees $15,993 - $ -
Natural Gas $61,467 14,287 MMBtu $4.30
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $171,809
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $210,692 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $3,980
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $ $ $ $ $
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$718
Cost:
$807
$155 3,517 $563 58 - - - - - - - - - - $155
3,517
kWh
$563
58
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$2,628
Cost:
$4,080
$339 7,913 $2,289 235 - - - - - - - - - - $339
7,913
kWh
$2,289
235
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$243
Cost:
$480
$243 5,569 - - - - - - - - - - - - $243
5,569
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$391
Cost:
$200
$391 9,086 - - - - - - - - - - - - $391
9,086
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.7243 IMPROVE AIR CIRCULATION WITH DESTRATIFICATION FANS / OTHER METHODS Savings:
$19,644
Cost:
$12,500
$(-88) (-2,052) - - $19,732 4,589 - - - - - - - - $(-88)
(-2,052)
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$19,732
4,589
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$3,192
Cost:
-
- - - - $3,192 742 - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,192
742
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 3.2123 CONVERT TO HIGH VOLUME LOW PRESSURE (HVLP) PAINT GUNS Savings:
$96,588
Cost:
$16,000
$6,741 156,800 - - - - - - - - $1,463 - $88,384 - $6,741
156,800
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
$1,463
-
$
$88,384
-
$
08: 3.4111 USE CLOSED CYCLE PROCESS TO MINIMIZE WASTE WATER PRODUCTION Savings:
$538
Cost:
$188
- - - - - - $538 103,552 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$538
103,552
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 3.5316 CONTRACT A WOOD PALLET RECYCLING COMPANY Savings:
$1,040
Cost:
$200
- - - - - - - - - - $1,040 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
$1,040
-
$
-
-
$
10: 4.514 RE-ARRANGE EQUIPMENT LAYOUT TO REDUCE HANDLING COSTS Savings:
$85,710
Cost:
$80,000
$2,835 65,944 - - - - - - $82,875 - - - - - $2,835
65,944
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$82,875
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$210,692
Cost:
$114,455
$10,616 246,777 $2,852 293 $22,924 5,331 $538 103,552 $82,875 - $2,503 - $88,384 - $10,616
246,777
kWh
$2,852
293
kW-months/year
$22,924
5,331
MMBtu
$538
103,552
Tgal
$82,875
-
$
$2,503
-
$
$88,384
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$3,980
Cost:
$5,567
$1,128 26,085 $2,852 293 - - - - - - - - - - $1,128
26,085
kWh
$2,852
293
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $ $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost