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Find Something New - Open Random Assessment MAIN ITAC SITE VERSION [FOR BETA TESTING ONLY]
Oregon State University Oregon State University
Assessment Year 1998
Principal Product Steel Replacement Parts
NAICS
n/a
SIC 3325: Steel Foundries, Not Elsewhere Classified
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 400
Plant Area 4,000,000
ft2
Annual Production 33,911
ton
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
hrs
Location (State) Oregon

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $1,167,072 35,057,445
kWh
Electricity Demand $433,640 130,395
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $35,153 -
Natural Gas $582,002 189,766
MMBtu
LPG $30,763 4,114
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $1,473,032 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $1,379,181

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings LPG Savings Personnel Changes Savings Primary Product Savings
01 4.111: Add equipment/ operators to reduce production bottleneck $1,374,400 $105,000 $(-18,600.0)
(-558,910)
kWh
$(-3,000.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - $1,396,000
02 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $4,781 $1,000 $4,267
128,077
kWh
$514
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
03 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $78,861 $26,602 - - $78,861
-
MMBtu
- - -
04 2.1332: Convert combustion equipment to burn natural gas $14,990 $79,750 $(-560.0)
(-16,706)
kWh
- $(-10,270.0)
-
MMBtu
$30,760
-
MMBtu
$(-4,940.0) -
05 2.3212: Optimize plant power factor - $136,000 - - - - - -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $1,473,032 $348,352 $(-14,893.0)
(-447,539)
kWh
$(-2,486.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$68,591
-
MMBtu
$30,760
-
MMBtu
$(-4,940.0) $1,396,000
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $1,379,181 $106,000 $(-14,333.0)
(-430,833)
kWh
$(-2,486.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - $1,396,000
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs