ITAC Assessment: LL0242
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Assessment Year 2006
Principal Product Carbon Black
NAICS 325180: Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
SIC 2895: Carbon Black
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 86
Plant Area 250,000
ft2
Annual Production 145,000
ton
Production Hrs. Annual 8,736
hrs
Location (State) Louisiana

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $2,601,548 49,576,993
kWh
Electricity Demand $590,389 79,237
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $100,224 -
Natural Gas $8,308,019 1,194,328
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $4,265,265 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $4,239,183

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings Personnel Changes Savings
01 2.1336: Install equipment to utilize waste fuel $2,751,316 $250,000 - - - $2,751,316
-
MMBtu
-
02 2.3412: Use waste heat to produce steam to drive a steam turbine-generator $1,416,308 $4,140,000 $2,108,538
40,185,600
kWh
$405,720
-
kW-mo/yr
$77,942 $(-1,175,892.0)
-
MMBtu
-
03 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $70,930 $25,280 $68,797
1,311,168
kWh
- $2,133 - -
04 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $8,984 $30 $8,714
166,082
kWh
- $270 - -
05 2.7131: Add area lighting switches $4,742 $1,301 $4,599
87,649
kWh
- $143 - -
06 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $4,232 $323 - - - $4,232
-
MMBtu
-
07 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $4,225 $4,449 $4,098
78,100
kWh
- $127 - -
08 2.7111: Reduce illumination to minimum necessary levels $2,097 $402 $1,593
30,357
kWh
$441
-
kW-mo/yr
$63 - -
09 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $1,427 $180 $1,384
26,372
kWh
- $43 - -
10 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $629 $455 $227
4,327
kWh
- $7 - $395
11 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $375 $144 $364
6,935
kWh
- $11 - -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $4,265,265 $4,422,564 $2,198,314
41,896,590
kWh
$406,161
-
kW-mo/yr
$80,739 $1,579,656
-
MMBtu
$395
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $4,239,183 $4,415,735 $2,177,562
41,501,095
kWh
$405,720
-
kW-mo/yr
$80,082 $1,575,424
-
MMBtu
$395
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings Personnel Changes Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs