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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2009
Principal Product Recycled paper board
NAICS 322130 - Paperboard Mills
SIC 2631 - Paperboard Mills
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 85
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 160,000
Annual Production 35,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 7,200
Location (State) WV
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $517,419 18,874,575 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $441,292 36,732 kW-months/year $12.01
Coal $918,051 215,964 MMBtu $4.25
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,876,762
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $678,547 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $102,580
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Coal Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Coal Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 4.132 PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE MATERIAL USE / COST Savings:
$404,150
Cost:
$744,800
- - - - $404,150 95,094 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$404,150
95,094
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.2163 USE MINIMUM STEAM OPERATING PRESSURE Savings:
$80,973
Cost:
$54,000
$1,858 67,800 $889 74 $78,226 18,406 - - $1,858
67,800
kWh
$889
74
kW-months/year
$78,226
18,406
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.3321 USE STEAM PRESSURE REDUCTION TO GENERATE POWER Savings:
$72,044
Cost:
$295,680
$21,314 2,534,400 $50,730 4,224 - - - - $21,314
2,534,400
kWh
$50,730
4,224
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$69,637
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $69,675 16,394 $(-38) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$69,675
16,394
MMBtu
$(-38)
-
$
05: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$10,128
Cost:
$3,390
- - - - $10,128 2,383 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$10,128
2,383
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$9,954
Cost:
$1,094
$8,538 209,931 $1,566 246 - - $(-150) - $8,538
209,931
kWh
$1,566
246
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-150)
-
$
07: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$9,556
Cost:
$10,996
$5,521 201,416 $4,035 336 - - - - $5,521
201,416
kWh
$4,035
336
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.4157 ESTABLISH A PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Savings:
$8,609
Cost:
$1,000
$5,176 188,845 $3,783 315 - - $(-350) - $5,176
188,845
kWh
$3,783
315
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-350)
-
$
09: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$7,614
Cost:
$28,000
$7,614 - - - - - - - $7,614
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,796
Cost:
$263
$1,039 37,921 $757 63 - - - - $1,039
37,921
kWh
$757
63
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$1,630
Cost:
$445
$945 34,470 $685 57 - - - - $945
34,470
kWh
$685
57
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$846
Cost:
$50
$486 17,745 $360 30 - - - - $486
17,745
kWh
$360
30
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$829
Cost:
-
$481 17,554 $348 29 - - - - $481
17,554
kWh
$348
29
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.7241 INSTALL OUTSIDE AIR DAMPER / ECONOMIZER ON HVAC UNIT Savings:
$781
Cost:
$575
$241 8,790 $540 45 - - - - $241
8,790
kWh
$540
45
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$678,547
Cost:
$1,141,293
$53,213 3,318,872 $63,693 5,419 $562,179 132,277 $(-538) - $53,213
3,318,872
kWh
$63,693
5,419
kW-months/year
$562,179
132,277
MMBtu
$(-538)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$102,580
Cost:
$7,372
$15,961 480,786 $7,354 728 $79,803 18,777 $(-538) - $15,961
480,786
kWh
$7,354
728
kW-months/year
$79,803
18,777
MMBtu
$(-538)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Coal Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Coal Personnel Changes