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IAC Center West Virginia University
Assessment Year 2024
Principal Product Razor Blades
NAICS 339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
SIC 3841 - Surgical And Medical Instruments
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 178
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 290,000
Annual Production 50,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,400
Location (State) VA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $506,921 9,748,490 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $159,050 18,712 kW-months/year $8.50
Electricity Fees $105,041 - $ -
Natural Gas $101,687 13,233 MMBtu $7.68
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $872,699
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $100,269 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|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:
$59,309
Cost:
$62,726
$45,394 872,965 $13,915 1,637 - - - - $45,394
872,965
kWh
$13,915
1,637
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$17,495
Cost:
$16,930
$12,633 242,935 $4,862 572 - - - - $12,633
242,935
kWh
$4,862
572
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.1221 REPLACE OBSOLETE BURNERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT ONES Savings:
$6,267
Cost:
$2,720
- - - - $6,267 816 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,267
816
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$4,213
Cost:
$1,440
$3,227 62,067 $986 116 - - - - $3,227
62,067
kWh
$986
116
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.2425 USE FLUE GASES TO HEAT PROCESS OR SERVICE WATER Savings:
$4,133
Cost:
$19,900
- - - - $4,133 538 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,133
538
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4157 ESTABLISH A PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Savings:
$2,611
Cost:
$3,200
$3,299 63,449 $1,012 119 - - $(-1,700) - $3,299
63,449
kWh
$1,012
119
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,700)
-
$
07: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$2,399
Cost:
$4,720
$2,388 45,928 $731 86 - - $(-720) - $2,388
45,928
kWh
$731
86
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-720)
-
$
08: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,554
Cost:
$549
$896 17,240 - - $658 86 - - $896
17,240
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$658
86
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$915
Cost:
$120
$702 13,493 $213 25 - - - - $702
13,493
kWh
$213
25
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED Savings:
$770
Cost:
$2,660
$591 11,373 $179 21 - - - - $591
11,373
kWh
$179
21
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$603
Cost:
$2,300
$458 8,811 $145 17 - - - - $458
8,811
kWh
$145
17
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$100,269
Cost:
$117,265
$69,588 1,338,261 $22,043 2,593 $11,058 1,440 $(-2,420) - $69,588
1,338,261
kWh
$22,043
2,593
kW-months/year
$11,058
1,440
MMBtu
$(-2,420)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes