| Assessment Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Principal Product | Aluminum Alloys |
| NAICS |
n/a
|
| SIC | 3341: Secondary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals |
| Sales Range | $50 M to 100M |
| # of Employees | 70 |
| Plant Area |
105,403
ft2
|
| Annual Production | 114,000,000
lb
|
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,400
hrs
|
| Location (State) | Kentucky |
Facility Energy Cost and Usage
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $86,703 | 3,007,913 |
kWh
|
$0.029 |
| Electricity Demand | $31,713 | 13,056 |
kW-mo/yr
|
$2.43 |
| Natural Gas | $894,190 | 244,330 |
MMBtu
|
$3.66 |
| TOTAL YEARLY COSTS | - | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $2,960,844 |
See individual recommendations below
*Non-energy impacts included in savings.
|
||
| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $13,748 | |||
Recommendations
| # | Description | Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Status | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Demand Savings | Electricity Fees Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Solid Waste (non-haz) Savings | Primary Raw Material Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors | $7,200 | $1,500 |
$7,200
249,707
kWh
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 02 | 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment | $455 | $1,000 | - | - | - |
$455
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | |
| 03 | 2.2515: Use optimum thickness insulation | $56 | $40 | - | - | - |
$56
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | |
| 04 | 2.4133: Use most efficient type of electric motors | $425 | $14,240 |
$364
12,603
kWh
|
$61
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 05 | 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts | $348 | $2,270 |
$298
10,258
kWh
|
$50
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 06 | 2.3212: Optimize plant power factor | $2,200 | $4,270 | - | - | $2,200 | - | - | - | |
| 07 | 3.5315: Lease / purchase baler; sell cardboard to recycler | $500 | - | - | - | - | - |
$500
-
lb
|
- | |
| 08 | 3.5313: Increase amount of waste recovered for resale | $260 | - | - | - | - | - |
$260
-
lb
|
- | |
| 09 | 3.5311: Recover and reuse waste material | $36,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
$36,000
-
lb
|
- | |
| 10 | 3.6193: Install equipment (eg compactor) to reduce disposal costs | $13,400 | $30,000 | - | - | - | - |
$13,400
-
lb
|
- | |
| 11 | 4.212: Adopt in-house material generation | $2,900,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $2,900,000 | |
| TOTAL RECOMMENDED | $2,960,844 | $1,553,320 |
$7,862
272,568
kWh
|
$111
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$2,200 |
$511
-
MMBtu
|
$50,160
-
lb
|
$2,900,000 | ||
| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED | $13,748 | $32,270 |
$298
10,258
kWh
|
$50
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - |
$13,400
-
lb
|
- | ||
| Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Demand Savings | Electricity Fees Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Solid Waste (non-haz) Savings | Primary Raw Material Savings | |||
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs