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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2008
Principal Product Galvanized Steel
NAICS 332812 - Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
SIC 3479 - Metal Coating And Allied Services
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 150
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 160,000
Annual Production 700,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) WV
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,447,260 58,798,678 kWh $0.02
Electricity Demand $772,077 116,784 kW-months/year $6.61
Natural Gas $5,097,957 592,909 MMBtu $8.60
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $7,317,294
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $861,464 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $592,005
#|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: 2.1133 ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION Savings:
$284,875
Cost:
$10,157
- - - - $284,875 33,125 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$284,875
33,125
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.1133 ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION Savings:
$249,839
Cost:
$8,000
- - - - $249,839 29,072 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$249,839
29,072
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.2422 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO GENERATE STEAM Savings:
$179,387
Cost:
$235,000
- - - - $179,387 20,859 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$179,387
20,859
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$42,970
Cost:
$2,500
- - - - $43,060 5,007 $(-90) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$43,060
5,007
MMBtu
$(-90)
-
$
05: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$29,665
Cost:
$1,823
$21,821 887,016 $7,934 1,215 - - $(-90) - $21,821
887,016
kWh
$7,934
1,215
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-90)
-
$
06: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$19,620
Cost:
$8,395
$14,203 577,377 $5,417 829 - - - - $14,203
577,377
kWh
$5,417
829
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$16,829
Cost:
$2,310
$13,531 550,039 $3,298 505 - - - - $13,531
550,039
kWh
$3,298
505
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$14,852
Cost:
$2,980
- - - - $14,852 1,727 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$14,852
1,727
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4157 ESTABLISH A PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Savings:
$13,433
Cost:
$3,500
$10,825 440,039 $3,938 603 - - $(-1,330) - $10,825
440,039
kWh
$3,938
603
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,330)
-
$
10: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,725
Cost:
$683
$4,602 187,068 $1,123 172 - - - - $4,602
187,068
kWh
$1,123
172
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$4,269
Cost:
$530
$3,065 124,611 $1,204 185 - - - - $3,065
124,611
kWh
$1,204
185
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$861,464
Cost:
$275,878
$68,047 2,766,150 $22,914 3,509 $772,013 89,790 $(-1,510) - $68,047
2,766,150
kWh
$22,914
3,509
kW-months/year
$772,013
89,790
MMBtu
$(-1,510)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$592,005
Cost:
$259,483
$53,844 2,188,773 $17,497 2,680 $522,174 60,718 $(-1,510) - $53,844
2,188,773
kWh
$17,497
2,680
kW-months/year
$522,174
60,718
MMBtu
$(-1,510)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes