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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product Welded Steel Pipes
NAICS 332996 - Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
SIC 3317 - Steel Pipe And Tubes
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 136
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 175,000
Annual Production 26,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,008
Location (State) WV
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $93,100 2,404,449 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $108,591 7,589 kW-months/year $14.31
Electricity Fees $7,121 - $ -
Natural Gas $86,576 11,152 MMBtu $7.76
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $295,388
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $56,185 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $19,079
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$12,851
Cost:
$21,250
- - - - - - $12,851 1,656 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$12,851
1,656
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$9,605
Cost:
$46,000
$6,185 159,725 $3,420 239 - - - - - - $6,185
159,725
kWh
$3,420
239
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$9,204
Cost:
$8,000
- - $9,204 643 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$9,204
643
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$7,540
Cost:
$24,996
$4,850 125,252 $2,690 188 - - - - - - $4,850
125,252
kWh
$2,690
188
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$4,141
Cost:
$834
$2,667 68,880 $1,474 103 - - - - - - $2,667
68,880
kWh
$1,474
103
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.1133 ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION Savings:
$3,725
Cost:
$10,260
- - - - - - $3,725 480 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$3,725
480
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,772
Cost:
$8,303
$2,028 52,377 $744 52 - - - - - - $2,028
52,377
kWh
$744
52
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.4157 ESTABLISH A PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Savings:
$1,662
Cost:
$4,000
$1,196 30,900 $658 46 - - - - $(-192) - $1,196
30,900
kWh
$658
46
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$(-192)
-
$
09: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$1,406
Cost:
$1,900
$905 23,370 $501 35 - - - - - - $905
23,370
kWh
$501
35
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$1,268
Cost:
$6,650
- - - - $1,268 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,268
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$1,051
Cost:
$644
$1,064 27,467 $587 41 - - - - $(-600) - $1,064
27,467
kWh
$587
41
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$(-600)
-
$
12: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$960
Cost:
$1,050
$617 15,942 $343 24 - - - - - - $617
15,942
kWh
$343
24
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$56,185
Cost:
$133,887
$19,512 503,913 $19,621 1,371 $1,268 - $16,576 2,136 $(-792) - $19,512
503,913
kWh
$19,621
1,371
kW-months/year
$1,268
-
$
$16,576
2,136
MMBtu
$(-792)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$19,079
Cost:
$41,784
$10,394 268,441 $5,752 402 - - $3,725 480 $(-792) - $10,394
268,441
kWh
$5,752
402
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$3,725
480
MMBtu
$(-792)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Personnel Changes