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Assessment Year 2000
Principal Product ceramic materials for military and automobiles
NAICS
n/a
SIC 3295: Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 230
Plant Area 217,000
ft2
Annual Production 4,000,000
pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
hrs
Location (State) California

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $399,477 7,961,606
kWh
Electricity Demand $215,507 25,326
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $10,444 -
Natural Gas $33,288 6,442
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $155,133 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $122,937

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Water Disposal Savings Other Liquid (haz) Savings Solid Waste (non-haz) Savings Personnel Changes Savings
01 2.1311: Replace electrically-operated equipment with fossil fuel equipment $32,196 $16,750 $21,280
424,091
kWh
$19,709
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-8,793.0)
-
MMBtu
- - - -
02 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage $21,676 $27,000 $15,089
301,583
kWh
$6,587
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - -
03 2.4146: Use adjustable frequency drive or multiple speed motors on existing system $3,428 $6,300 $3,002
59,789
kWh
$426
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - -
04 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $5,271 $3,000 $5,271
104,924
kWh
- - - - - -
05 3.6193: Install equipment (eg compactor) to reduce disposal costs $3,428 $5,400 - - - - - $3,428
-
lb
-
06 3.8143: Recycle cleaning solvent and reuse $2,345 - - - - - $2,345
-
gal
- -
07 3.4115: Recover and reuse cooling water $7,795 $2,000 - - - $7,795
-
Tgal
- - -
08 2.3131: Reschedule plant operations or reduce load to avoid peaks $11,760 - - $11,760
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - -
09 4.446: Automate finishing process $67,234 $55,000 - - - - - - $67,234
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $155,133 $115,450 $44,642
890,387
kWh
$38,482
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-8,793.0)
-
MMBtu
$7,795
-
Tgal
$2,345
-
gal
$3,428
-
lb
$67,234
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $122,937 $98,700 $23,362
466,296
kWh
$18,773
-
kW-mo/yr
- $7,795
-
Tgal
$2,345
-
gal
$3,428
-
lb
$67,234
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Water Disposal Savings Other Liquid (haz) Savings Solid Waste (non-haz) 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