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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product Chemical Polymers and Blends
NAICS 325180 - Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
SIC 2899 - Chemical Preparations, Nec
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 176
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 368,650
Annual Production 20,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) PA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $543,841 6,833,122 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $29,690 17,388 kW-months/year $1.71
Natural Gas $119,714 32,113 MMBtu $3.73
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $693,245
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $109,996 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $87,658
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD Savings:
$45,685
Cost:
$55,000
$43,761 549,827 $1,924 1,125 - - - - $43,761
549,827
kWh
$1,924
1,125
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$18,050
Cost:
$52,453
$17,263 216,904 $787 460 - - - - $17,263
216,904
kWh
$787
460
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$18,231
Cost:
$70,410
$17,508 219,976 $723 423 - - - - $17,508
219,976
kWh
$723
423
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4312 IMPROVE LUBRICATION PRACTICES Savings:
$9,486
Cost:
$5,823
$9,110 114,465 $376 220 - - - - $9,110
114,465
kWh
$376
220
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$4,543
Cost:
$20,500
- - - - $4,543 1,218 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,543
1,218
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$3,610
Cost:
$8,756
$3,466 43,547 $144 84 - - - - $3,466
43,547
kWh
$144
84
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7313 RECYCLE AIR FOR HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING Savings:
$2,357
Cost:
$8,600
- - - - $3,857 1,034 $(-1,500) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,857
1,034
MMBtu
$(-1,500)
-
$
08: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$2,342
Cost:
$10,700
- - - - $2,342 628 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,342
628
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$2,274
Cost:
$1,620
$2,183 27,428 $91 53 - - - - $2,183
27,428
kWh
$91
53
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,238
Cost:
$110
$2,149 26,999 $89 52 - - - - $2,149
26,999
kWh
$89
52
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,180
Cost:
$748
$1,134 14,244 $46 27 - - - - $1,134
14,244
kWh
$46
27
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$109,996
Cost:
$234,720
$96,574 1,213,390 $4,180 2,444 $10,742 2,880 $(-1,500) - $96,574
1,213,390
kWh
$4,180
2,444
kW-months/year
$10,742
2,880
MMBtu
$(-1,500)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$87,658
Cost:
$180,341
$83,998 1,055,378 $3,660 2,140 - - - - $83,998
1,055,378
kWh
$3,660
2,140
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes