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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2003
Principal Product Aluminum Casting
NAICS 331524 - Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
SIC 3365 - Aluminum Foundries
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 80
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 180,000
Annual Production 2,783,638 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $492,561 4,944,663 kWh $0.10
Natural Gas $365,386 71,559 MMBtu $5.11
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $857,947
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $264,107 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $91,757
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Natural Gas Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.1122 RE-SIZE CHARGING OPENINGS OR ADD A MOVABLE DOOR ON EQUIPMENT Savings:
$14,242
Cost:
$10,500
- - $14,242 2,787 - - -
-
kWh
$14,242
2,787
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$22,125
Cost:
$1,423
$17,572 178,144 $4,553 891 - - $17,572
178,144
kWh
$4,553
891
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,846
Cost:
$250
$1,846 18,518 - - - - $1,846
18,518
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.6221 USE MOST EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND LESS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY Savings:
$9,430
Cost:
$625
$10,030 100,792 - - $(-600) - $10,030
100,792
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
$(-600)
-
$
05: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$4,398
Cost:
$735
$4,398 44,243 - - - - $4,398
44,243
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,057
Cost:
-
- - $2,057 402 - - -
-
kWh
$2,057
402
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$6,479
Cost:
$6,285
- - $6,479 1,267 - - -
-
kWh
$6,479
1,267
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$4,937
Cost:
$79
$4,937 49,558 - - - - $4,937
49,558
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$7,520
Cost:
$150
$7,520 75,483 - - - - $7,520
75,483
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,326
Cost:
-
$2,326 23,338 - - - - $2,326
23,338
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.2314 REPLACE HEAT TREATING OVEN WITH MORE EFFICIENT UNIT Savings:
$142,002
Cost:
$980,000
- - $142,002 27,789 - - -
-
kWh
$142,002
27,789
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$4,000
Cost:
$2,550
$4,000 40,141 - - - - $4,000
40,141
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.7144 INSTALL SPECTRAL REFLECTORS / DELAMP Savings:
$994
Cost:
$1,240
$994 9,976 - - - - $994
9,976
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$39,573
Cost:
-
$21,893 219,750 $17,680 3,460 - - $21,893
219,750
kWh
$17,680
3,460
MMBtu
-
-
$
15: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$2,178
Cost:
$80
$2,178 21,844 - - - - $2,178
21,844
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$264,107
Cost:
$1,003,917
$77,694 781,787 $187,013 36,596 $(-600) - $77,694
781,787
kWh
$187,013
36,596
MMBtu
$(-600)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$91,757
Cost:
$5,077
$70,124 705,724 $22,233 4,351 $(-600) - $70,124
705,724
kWh
$22,233
4,351
MMBtu
$(-600)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Natural Gas Personnel Changes