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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2005
Principal Product Wear & Corrosion Resistant Coatings
NAICS 332813 - Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
SIC 3471 - Plating And Polishing
Sales $1,000,000-$5,000,000
# of Employees 35
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 23,700
Annual Production 100,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,656
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $150,940 2,761,680 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $47,222 8,830 kW-months/year $5.35
Natural Gas $88,144 9,838 MMBtu $8.96
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $286,306
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $33,726 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $22,946
#|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: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$9,051
Cost:
$901
- - - - $9,051 1,098 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,051
1,098
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$5,726
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $5,966 724 $(-240) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,966
724
MMBtu
$(-240)
-
$
03: 2.1243 USE HEAT FROM BOILER BLOWDOWN TO PREHEAT BOILER FEED WATER Savings:
$4,606
Cost:
$3,300
$3,270 62,116 $1,336 224 - - - - $3,270
62,116
kWh
$1,336
224
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.6222 USE DRYING OVEN (BATCH TYPE) ON ALTERNATE DAYS OR OTHER OPTIMUM SCHEDULE TO RUN EQUIPMENT WITH FULL LOADS Savings:
$2,658
Cost:
-
$2,205 43,933 $453 76 - - - - $2,205
43,933
kWh
$453
76
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,969
Cost:
$1,275
$1,635 31,058 $334 56 - - - - $1,635
31,058
kWh
$334
56
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.2614 USE COOLING TOWER OR ECONOMIZER TO REPLACE CHILLER COOLING Savings:
$1,739
Cost:
$1,060
$678 12,892 $1,061 178 - - - - $678
12,892
kWh
$1,061
178
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,495
Cost:
$2,560
$1,101 20,921 $394 66 - - - - $1,101
20,921
kWh
$394
66
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$1,438
Cost:
$640
$1,033 19,529 $405 68 - - - - $1,033
19,529
kWh
$405
68
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,395
Cost:
-
$1,157 22,239 $238 40 - - - - $1,157
22,239
kWh
$238
40
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$1,126
Cost:
$20
$1,126 21,389 - - - - - - $1,126
21,389
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$985
Cost:
$140
$818 15,543 $167 28 - - - - $818
15,543
kWh
$167
28
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$550
Cost:
$97
$509 9,669 $101 17 - - $(-60) - $509
9,669
kWh
$101
17
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-60)
-
$
13: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD Savings:
$521
Cost:
$609
$432 8,204 $89 15 - - - - $432
8,204
kWh
$89
15
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$467
Cost:
$20
$388 7,377 $79 13 - - - - $388
7,377
kWh
$79
13
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$33,726
Cost:
$11,622
$14,352 274,870 $4,657 781 $15,017 1,822 $(-300) - $14,352
274,870
kWh
$4,657
781
kW-months/year
$15,017
1,822
MMBtu
$(-300)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$22,946
Cost:
$5,281
$6,671 128,692 $1,498 251 $15,017 1,822 $(-240) - $6,671
128,692
kWh
$1,498
251
kW-months/year
$15,017
1,822
MMBtu
$(-240)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes