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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2004
Principal Product Copper and Aluminum Tubing
NAICS 331420 - Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
SIC 3351 - Copper Rolling And Drawing
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 95
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 140,000
Annual Production 4,500,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,864
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $180,539 2,475,900 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $43,700 6,559 kW-months/year $6.66
Electricity Fees $2,953 - $ -
Natural Gas $187,020 20,215 MMBtu $9.25
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $414,212
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $71,037 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $33,667
#|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: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$12,469
Cost:
$2,195
- - - - $12,469 1,348 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$12,469
1,348
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$9,141
Cost:
$360
$7,902 106,661 $1,239 186 - - - - $7,902
106,661
kWh
$1,239
186
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$9,120
Cost:
$700
$7,881 106,307 $1,239 186 - - - - $7,881
106,307
kWh
$1,239
186
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$8,061
Cost:
$250
$6,969 94,003 $1,092 164 - - - - $6,969
94,003
kWh
$1,092
164
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.2426 USE WASTE HEAT FROM FLUE GASES TO HEAT SPACE CONDITIONING AIR Savings:
$6,212
Cost:
$1,200
$(-282) (-3,809) - - $6,494 702 - - $(-282)
(-3,809)
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,494
702
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.1221 REPLACE OBSOLETE BURNERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT ONES Savings:
$5,772
Cost:
$27,600
- - - - $5,772 624 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,772
624
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$4,573
Cost:
$1,000
$4,980 67,976 $793 119 - - $(-1,200) - $4,980
67,976
kWh
$793
119
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$4,040
Cost:
$3,210
$3,343 45,045 $697 105 - - - - $3,343
45,045
kWh
$697
105
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$3,932
Cost:
$50
$2,654 35,786 $1,278 188 - - - - $2,654
35,786
kWh
$1,278
188
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$3,739
Cost:
$575
$2,540 34,281 $1,199 180 - - - - $2,540
34,281
kWh
$1,199
180
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$2,876
Cost:
$3,500
$1,824 24,612 $1,052 158 - - - - $1,824
24,612
kWh
$1,052
158
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$804
Cost:
$1,100
$695 9,376 $109 16 - - - - $695
9,376
kWh
$109
16
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.2625 CHILL WATER TO THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE POSSIBLE Savings:
$203
Cost:
$25
$174 2,471 $29 4 - - - - $174
2,471
kWh
$29
4
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$95
Cost:
$200
$65 846 $30 4 - - - - $65
846
kWh
$30
4
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$71,037
Cost:
$41,965
$38,745 523,555 $8,757 1,310 $24,735 2,674 $(-1,200) - $38,745
523,555
kWh
$8,757
1,310
kW-months/year
$24,735
2,674
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$33,667
Cost:
$31,010
$18,033 244,212 $4,568 681 $12,266 1,326 $(-1,200) - $18,033
244,212
kWh
$4,568
681
kW-months/year
$12,266
1,326
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes