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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2003
Principal Product Meat Processing
NAICS 311611 - Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
SIC 2011 - Meat Packing Plants
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 180
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 60,000
Annual Production 5,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 2,080
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $152,344 4,968,000 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $117,152 10,128 kW-months/year $11.57
Electricity Fees $1,440 - $ -
Natural Gas $107,904 25,082 MMBtu $4.30
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $378,840
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $67,220 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $41,732
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$19,526
Cost:
-
- - $19,526 160 - - - - -
-
kWh
$19,526
160
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$3,112
Cost:
$80
$586 18,944 $2,526 18 - - - - $586
18,944
kWh
$2,526
18
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$12,184
Cost:
$721
$8,061 260,389 $4,123 30 - - - - $8,061
260,389
kWh
$4,123
30
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.6221 USE MOST EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND LESS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY Savings:
$5,265
Cost:
$980
$3,209 103,722 $2,536 18 - - $(-480) - $3,209
103,722
kWh
$2,536
18
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-480)
-
$
05: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$4,369
Cost:
$621
- - - - $4,369 1,016 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,369
1,016
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$5,533
Cost:
$9,240
$1,887 60,853 $3,646 26 - - - - $1,887
60,853
kWh
$3,646
26
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD Savings:
$3,209
Cost:
$1,789
$1,015 32,909 $2,194 16 - - - - $1,015
32,909
kWh
$2,194
16
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$3,519
Cost:
$675
$1,116 36,039 $2,403 17 - - - - $1,116
36,039
kWh
$2,403
17
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$1,730
Cost:
$1,700
- - - - $1,730 402 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,730
402
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,390
Cost:
$200
$2,213 71,455 $3,177 23 - - - - $2,213
71,455
kWh
$3,177
23
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$1,120
Cost:
$240
$411 13,273 $709 5 - - - - $411
13,273
kWh
$709
5
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$1,058
Cost:
$240
$335 10,841 $723 5 - - - - $335
10,841
kWh
$723
5
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,205
Cost:
$80
$317 10,255 $888 6 - - - - $317
10,255
kWh
$888
6
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$67,220
Cost:
$16,566
$19,150 618,680 $42,451 324 $6,099 1,418 $(-480) - $19,150
618,680
kWh
$42,451
324
kW-months/year
$6,099
1,418
MMBtu
$(-480)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$41,732
Cost:
$14,546
$18,153 586,463 $19,690 141 $4,369 1,016 $(-480) - $18,153
586,463
kWh
$19,690
141
kW-months/year
$4,369
1,016
MMBtu
$(-480)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes