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Assessment Year 1997
Principal Product Aluminum Alloy
NAICS
n/a
SIC 3363: Aluminum Die-Castings
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 118
Plant Area 260,000
ft2
Annual Production 4,500,000
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 4,675
hrs
Location (State) Massachusetts

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $300,347 7,086,753
kWh
Electricity Demand $283,623 18,156
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $157,815 37,695
MMBtu
Fuel Oil #2 $84,185 15,584
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $119,952 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $18,396

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Solid Waste (haz) Savings Primary Raw Material Savings Water Consumption Savings Primary Product Savings
01 2.2314: Replace heat treating oven with more efficient unit $21,102 $70,000 - - $21,102
-
MMBtu
- - - -
02 2.2514: Cover open tanks $10,768 - $5,992
318,581
kWh
- $4,321
-
MMBtu
$455
-
lb
- - -
03 2.2524: Avoid cooling of process streams or materials that must subsequently be heated $1,927 - $1,927
42,204
kWh
- - - - - -
04 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors $4,875 $10,000 $4,519
112,544
kWh
$356
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - -
05 2.2524: Avoid cooling of process streams or materials that must subsequently be heated $4,934 $15,000 - - $3,900
-
MMBtu
$333
-
lb
$701 - -
06 2.4133: Use most efficient type of electric motors $826 $5,321 $432
9,672
kWh
$394
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - -
07 3.5221: Recycle casting sand $10,174 $30,000 $(-78.0)
(-1,758)
kWh
- - - $10,252 - -
08 3.4114: Replace city water with recycled water via cooling tower $8,331 $17,307 $(-615.0)
(-14,068)
kWh
$(-559.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - $9,505
-
Tgal
-
09 4.131: Modify process to reduce material use/cost $50,655 $5,000 - - - - - - $50,655
10 4.122: Develop standard procedures to improve internal yields $2,700 $400 - - - - $2,700 - -
11 4.611: Begin a practice of predictive / preventative maintenance $3,660 $2,000 - - - - - - $3,660
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $119,952 $155,028 $12,177
467,175
kWh
$191
-
kW-mo/yr
$29,323
-
MMBtu
$788
-
lb
$13,653 $9,505
-
Tgal
$54,315
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $18,396 $15,321 $12,870
483,001
kWh
$750
-
kW-mo/yr
$4,321
-
MMBtu
$455
-
lb
- - -
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Solid Waste (haz) Savings Primary Raw Material Savings Water Consumption 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