ITAC Assessment: BD0350
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Assessment Year 2008
Principal Product Ceramic pieces for steel mills
NAICS 327120: Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
SIC 3255: Clay Refractories
Sales Range less than $500
k
# of Employees 160
Plant Area 166,000
ft2
Annual Production 200,000
pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
hrs
Location (State) Illinois

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $771,337 10,107,936
kWh
Electricity Demand $125,888 21,485
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $776,693 901,559
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $851,612 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $87,263

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Other Liquid (haz) Savings
01 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $11,713 $8,173 $10,206
133,766
kWh
$1,507
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
02 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $4,266 $2,560 $3,108
40,729
kWh
$1,158
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
03 2.7134: Use photocell controls $1,126 $450 $708
9,277
kWh
$418
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
04 2.4133: Use most efficient type of electric motors $8,395 $8,740 $7,152
93,730
kWh
$1,243
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
05 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage $81,155 $81,250 $23,444
307,267
kWh
$57,711
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
06 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage $5,577 $8,750 $4,475
58,653
kWh
$1,102
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
07 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $10,132 - $9,088
123,461
kWh
$1,044
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
08 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $5,724 $625 $5,671
63,867
kWh
$53
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
09 2.4111: Utilize energy-efficient belts and other improved mechanisms $3,592 $1,080 $3,060
40,118
kWh
$532
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
10 2.7231: Use radiant heater for spot heating $52,447 $9,000 - - $52,447
-
MMBtu
-
11 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $397,949 $60,000 - - $397,949
-
MMBtu
-
12 2.1221: Replace obsolete burners with more efficient ones $125,150 $89,750 - - $125,150
-
MMBtu
-
13 2.6121: Reduce hot water temperature to the minimum required $13,552 $2,400 - - $13,552
-
MMBtu
-
14 3.4141: Replace the chlorination stage with an oxygen or ozone stage $130,834 $8,000 - - - $130,834
-
gal
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $851,612 $280,778 $66,912
870,868
kWh
$64,768
-
kW-mo/yr
$589,098
-
MMBtu
$130,834
-
gal
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $87,263 $30,628 $29,905
381,487
kWh
$4,911
-
kW-mo/yr
$52,447
-
MMBtu
-
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Other Liquid (haz) Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs