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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product Automobile Plastic Parts
NAICS 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 565
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 425,000
Annual Production 120,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,064
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,996,901 31,608,216 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $504,774 63,092 kW-months/year $8.00
Natural Gas $878,400 148,210 MMBtu $5.93
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $3,380,075
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $450,272 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $151,122
#|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: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$186,348
Cost:
$102,956
$156,596 2,478,569 $29,752 3,719 - - - - $156,596
2,478,569
kWh
$29,752
3,719
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$59,316
Cost:
$160,057
$49,908 789,937 $9,408 1,196 - - - - $49,908
789,937
kWh
$9,408
1,196
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4157 ESTABLISH A PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Savings:
$39,551
Cost:
$6,000
$33,979 537,814 $6,400 800 - - $(-828) - $33,979
537,814
kWh
$6,400
800
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-828)
-
$
04: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$30,777
Cost:
$32,050
$30,777 487,138 - - - - - - $30,777
487,138
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$25,750
Cost:
$5,551
$23,434 370,906 $4,416 552 - - $(-2,100) - $23,434
370,906
kWh
$4,416
552
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-2,100)
-
$
06: 2.2426 USE WASTE HEAT FROM FLUE GASES TO HEAT SPACE CONDITIONING AIR Savings:
$22,024
Cost:
$43,600
- - - - $22,024 3,714 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$22,024
3,714
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$16,138
Cost:
$34,000
$8,298 131,344 $7,840 980 - - - - $8,298
131,344
kWh
$7,840
980
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$13,230
Cost:
$31,450
- - - - $13,230 2,231 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$13,230
2,231
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$9,998
Cost:
$40,725
- - - - $9,998 1,686 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,998
1,686
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$9,620
Cost:
$2,000
$8,092 128,078 $1,528 191 - - - - $8,092
128,078
kWh
$1,528
191
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.7241 INSTALL OUTSIDE AIR DAMPER / ECONOMIZER ON HVAC UNIT Savings:
$6,831
Cost:
$10,700
$6,831 108,117 - - - - - - $6,831
108,117
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$6,825
Cost:
$5,175
$5,745 90,933 $1,080 135 - - - - $5,745
90,933
kWh
$1,080
135
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS Savings:
$5,366
Cost:
$6,738
- - - - $6,766 1,141 $(-1,400) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,766
1,141
MMBtu
$(-1,400)
-
$
14: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,361
Cost:
$998
$4,511 71,407 $850 106 - - - - $4,511
71,407
kWh
$850
106
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
15: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$5,236
Cost:
$1,000
$4,406 69,734 $830 104 - - - - $4,406
69,734
kWh
$830
104
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
16: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$2,093
Cost:
$6,840
- - - - $2,093 353 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,093
353
MMBtu
-
-
$
17: 2.4312 IMPROVE LUBRICATION PRACTICES Savings:
$2,091
Cost:
$1,255
$1,707 27,019 $384 48 - - - - $1,707
27,019
kWh
$384
48
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
18: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,749
Cost:
$4,020
$430 6,803 $80 10 $1,239 209 - - $430
6,803
kWh
$80
10
kW-months/year
$1,239
209
MMBtu
-
-
$
19: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$1,224
Cost:
$2,500
- - - - $1,382 233 $(-158) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,382
233
MMBtu
$(-158)
-
$
20: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$744
Cost:
$1,058
$744 11,768 - - - - - - $744
11,768
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$450,272
Cost:
$498,673
$335,458 5,309,567 $62,568 7,841 $56,732 9,567 $(-4,486) - $335,458
5,309,567
kWh
$62,568
7,841
kW-months/year
$56,732
9,567
MMBtu
$(-4,486)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$151,122
Cost:
$193,097
$123,157 1,949,302 $23,064 2,903 $9,387 1,583 $(-4,486) - $123,157
1,949,302
kWh
$23,064
2,903
kW-months/year
$9,387
1,583
MMBtu
$(-4,486)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes