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Find Something New - Open Random Assessment MAIN ITAC SITE VERSION [FOR BETA TESTING ONLY]
University of Illinois, Chicago University of Illinois, Chicago
Assessment Year 2005
Principal Product Springs
NAICS 332613: Spring Manufacturing
SIC 3495: Wire Springs
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 200
Plant Area 500,000
ft2
Annual Production 0
pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,520
hrs
Location (State) Indiana

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $273,684 7,179,200
kWh
Electricity Demand $90,776 15,856
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $576 -
Natural Gas $855,911 127,232
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $977,877 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Personnel Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings Primary Product Savings
01 2.2424: Use heat in flue gases to preheat products or materials $9,504 $19,598 $(-2,573.0)
(-77,961)
kWh
$(-613.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$12,690
-
MMBtu
- - -
02 2.2314: Replace heat treating oven with more efficient unit $93,103 $4,926 - - $93,103
-
MMBtu
- - -
03 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $7,772 $39,896 - - $7,772
-
MMBtu
- - -
04 2.2443: Re-use or recycle hot or cold process exhaust air $19,487 $61,560 $(-4,025.0)
(-121,967)
kWh
$(-957.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$24,469
-
MMBtu
- - -
05 2.2314: Replace heat treating oven with more efficient unit $13,232 - - - $13,232
-
MMBtu
- - -
06 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $22,485 $224,000 - - $22,485
-
MMBtu
- - -
07 4.111: Add equipment/ operators to reduce production bottleneck $799,427 $750,000 $(-3,291.0)
(-99,715)
kWh
$(-1,931.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-14,573.0)
-
MMBtu
- - $819,222
08 2.6218: Turn off equipment when not in use $358 $262 $358
10,858
kWh
- - - - -
09 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $4,560 $1,800 $3,652
110,598
kWh
$908
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
10 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $1,309 - $1,017
30,835
kWh
$292
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
11 2.4133: Use most efficient type of electric motors $2,097 $9,021 $1,604
48,640
kWh
$493
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
12 2.4131: Size electric motors for peak operating efficiency $3,508 $608 $2,832
85,824
kWh
$676
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
13 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $1,035 $4,016 $506
15,336
kWh
$126
-
kW-mo/yr
- $88 $315 -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $977,877 $1,115,687 $80
2,448
kWh
$(-1,006.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$159,178
-
MMBtu
$88 $315 $819,222
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED - - - - - - - -
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Personnel Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings Primary Product Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs