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Assessment Year 2008
Principal Product Batteries
NAICS 335911: Storage Battery Manufacturing
SIC 3691: Storage Batteries
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 280
Plant Area 105,000
ft2
Annual Production 2,000,000
units
Production Hrs. Annual 5,880
hrs
Location (State) Pennsylvania

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $781,167 17,028,555
kWh
Electricity Demand $322,464 33,869
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $747,242 78,692
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $630,281 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $17,862

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings
01 2.1321: Replace fossil fuel equipment with electrical equipment $331,483 $16,000 - - $331,483
-
MMBtu
02 2.9114: Use solar heat to make electricty $104,249 $671,675 $104,249
1,551,330
kWh
- -
03 2.4146: Use adjustable frequency drive or multiple speed motors on existing system $71,498 $60,000 $54,924
1,194,005
kWh
$16,574
-
kW-mo/yr
-
04 2.7447: Install vinyl strip / high speed / air curtain doors $25,491 $15,000 - - $25,491
-
MMBtu
05 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $16,931 - $13,009
282,809
kWh
$3,922
-
kW-mo/yr
-
06 2.3131: Reschedule plant operations or reduce load to avoid peaks $42,587 $65,000 - $42,587
-
kW-mo/yr
-
07 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $4,832 $2,200 $4,042
87,858
kWh
$790
-
kW-mo/yr
-
08 2.4111: Utilize energy-efficient belts and other improved mechanisms $2,134 $700 $1,534
33,357
kWh
$600
-
kW-mo/yr
-
09 2.6218: Turn off equipment when not in use $931 - - - $931
-
MMBtu
10 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $28,056 $46,378 $18,966
412,294
kWh
$9,090
-
kW-mo/yr
-
11 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $2,089 $780 $2,089
45,422
kWh
- -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $630,281 $877,733 $198,813
3,607,075
kWh
$73,563
-
kW-mo/yr
$357,905
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $17,862 - $13,009
282,809
kWh
$3,922
-
kW-mo/yr
$931
-
MMBtu
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs