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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2013
Principal Product Formaldehyde
NAICS 325211 - Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
SIC 2821 - Plastics Materials And Resins
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 87
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 120,000
Annual Production 94,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) OH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $398,669 6,701,738 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $206,307 11,541 kW-months/year $17.88
Natural Gas $184,211 45,208 MMBtu $4.07
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $789,187
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $204,740 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $74,451
#|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: 2.3321 USE STEAM PRESSURE REDUCTION TO GENERATE POWER Savings:
$113,347
Cost:
$560,000
$441,399 7,419,720 $181,732 10,164 $(-499,784) (-122,797) $(-10,000) - $441,399
7,419,720
kWh
$181,732
10,164
kW-months/year
$(-499,784)
(-122,797)
MMBtu
$(-10,000)
-
$
02: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS Savings:
$18,055
Cost:
$9,134
- - - - $18,942 4,654 $(-887) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$18,942
4,654
MMBtu
$(-887)
-
$
03: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$13,864
Cost:
$10,474
$9,823 165,126 $4,041 226 - - - - $9,823
165,126
kWh
$4,041
226
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$10,870
Cost:
$13,557
$7,705 129,519 $3,165 177 - - - - $7,705
129,519
kWh
$3,165
177
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$10,173
Cost:
$11,980
$7,205 121,112 $2,968 166 - - - - $7,205
121,112
kWh
$2,968
166
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.1221 REPLACE OBSOLETE BURNERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT ONES Savings:
$6,296
Cost:
$8,760
- - - - $6,296 1,547 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,296
1,547
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$6,101
Cost:
$15,180
- - - - $6,101 1,499 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,101
1,499
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.4157 ESTABLISH A PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Savings:
$5,509
Cost:
$1,000
$6,739 113,287 $2,771 155 - - $(-4,001) - $6,739
113,287
kWh
$2,771
155
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-4,001)
-
$
09: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$5,230
Cost:
$1,700
- - - - $5,458 1,341 $(-228) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,458
1,341
MMBtu
$(-228)
-
$
10: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$3,020
Cost:
$3,318
- - - - $3,020 742 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,020
742
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$3,009
Cost:
$3,180
$3,009 50,578 - - - - - - $3,009
50,578
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,824
Cost:
$356
$2,002 33,655 $822 46 - - - - $2,002
33,655
kWh
$822
46
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.2623 MINIMIZE CONDENSER COOLING WATER TEMPERATURE Savings:
$2,094
Cost:
$38
$1,486 24,973 $608 34 - - - - $1,486
24,973
kWh
$608
34
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,023
Cost:
$76
$1,433 24,093 $590 33 - - - - $1,433
24,093
kWh
$590
33
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
15: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,536
Cost:
$5,377
$839 14,109 $697 39 - - - - $839
14,109
kWh
$697
39
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
16: 2.2162 REDUCE EXCESS STEAM BLEEDING Savings:
$452
Cost:
$2,152
- - - - $452 111 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$452
111
MMBtu
-
-
$
17: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$337
Cost:
$700
$404 6,797 $161 9 - - $(-228) - $404
6,797
kWh
$161
9
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-228)
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$204,740
Cost:
$646,982
$482,044 8,102,969 $197,555 11,049 $(-459,515) (-112,903) $(-15,344) - $482,044
8,102,969
kWh
$197,555
11,049
kW-months/year
$(-459,515)
(-112,903)
MMBtu
$(-15,344)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$74,451
Cost:
$54,485
$36,797 618,562 $15,126 846 $27,872 6,848 $(-5,344) - $36,797
618,562
kWh
$15,126
846
kW-months/year
$27,872
6,848
MMBtu
$(-5,344)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes