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Find Something New - Open Random Assessment MAIN ITAC SITE VERSION [FOR BETA TESTING ONLY]
University of Alabama University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2014
Principal Product Lumber
NAICS 321113: Sawmills
SIC 2421: Sawmills and Planing Mills, General
Sales Range greater than $500
M
# of Employees 291
Plant Area 441,000
ft2
Annual Production 220,000
thousand feet
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
hrs
Location (State) Alabama

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $2,134,903 39,618,738
kWh
Electricity Demand $392,026 94,407
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $69,922 -
Natural Gas $2,830,360 283,036
MMBtu
Wood $1,142,070 1,313,391
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $231,173 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $50,668

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings Wood Savings
01 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $37,621 $16,695 $32,904
610,473
kWh
$4,052
-
kW-mo/yr
$665 - -
02 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors $32,145 $30,000 $27,492
510,054
kWh
$4,085
-
kW-mo/yr
$568 - -
03 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $13,047 $100 $11,049
204,983
kWh
$1,767
-
kW-mo/yr
$231 - -
04 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $18,400 $80,000 - - - - $18,400
-
MMBtu
05 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $129,960 $270,000 - - - $129,960
-
MMBtu
-
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $231,173 $396,795 $71,445
1,325,510
kWh
$9,904
-
kW-mo/yr
$1,464 $129,960
-
MMBtu
$18,400
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $50,668 $16,795 $43,953
815,456
kWh
$5,819
-
kW-mo/yr
$896 - -
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs