ITAC Assessment: LL0129
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Assessment Year 2002
Principal Product Synthetic Rubber
NAICS
n/a
SIC 2822: Synthetic Rubber (Vulcanizable Elastomers)
Sales Range $100
M
to 500
M
# of Employees 350
Plant Area 3,640,000
ft2
Annual Production 250,000,000
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 8,736
hrs
Location (State) Louisiana

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $3,089,811 72,157,000
kWh
Electricity Demand $1,302,543 117,471
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $(-8,064.0) -
Natural Gas $7,409,444 1,929,855
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $897,290 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $432,288

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings
01 2.2621: Modify refrigeration system to operate at a lower pressure $191,600 $22,000 $157,280
3,686,837
kWh
$28,029
-
kW-mo/yr
$6,291 -
02 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $182,915 $7,125 - - - $182,915
-
MMBtu
03 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $145,921 $7,125 - - - $145,921
-
MMBtu
04 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $134,101 $7,125 - - - $134,101
-
MMBtu
05 2.3212: Optimize plant power factor $121,713 $95,025 - $117,032
-
kW-mo/yr
$4,681 -
06 2.4133: Use most efficient type of electric motors $29,381 $28,907 $21,174
496,346
kWh
$7,077
-
kW-mo/yr
$1,130 -
07 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $52,853 $12,720 $50,820
1,191,288
kWh
- $2,033 -
08 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $36,741 $7,200 - - - $36,741
-
MMBtu
09 2.7134: Use photocell controls $2,065 $702 $1,687
39,542
kWh
$299
-
kW-mo/yr
$79 -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $897,290 $187,929 $230,961
5,414,013
kWh
$152,437
-
kW-mo/yr
$14,214 $499,678
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $432,288 $165,852 $229,274
5,374,471
kWh
$152,138
-
kW-mo/yr
$14,135 $36,741
-
MMBtu
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees 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