Assessment Year | 2012 |
---|---|
Principal Product | Ethanol |
NAICS | 325193: Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing |
SIC | 2869: Industrial Organic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified |
Sales Range | $1 M to 5M |
# of Employees | 200 |
Plant Area |
100,000
ft2
|
Annual Production | 1,000,000
ton
|
Production Hrs. Annual | 6,240
hrs
|
Location (State) | Michigan |
Facility Energy Cost and Usage
Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit Cost | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Electricity Usage | $3,200,000 | 48,941,760 |
kWh
|
$0.065 |
Natural Gas | $8,000,000 | 1,703,544 |
MMBtu
|
$4.70 |
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS | - | |||
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $2,352,000 |
See individual recommendations below
*Non-energy impacts included in savings.
|
||
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $480,000 |
Recommendations
# | Description | Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Status | Natural Gas Savings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | 2.1212: Operate boilers on high fire setting | $1,630,000 | - |
$1,630,000
-
MMBtu
|
|
02 | 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment | $480,000 | $800,000 |
$480,000
-
MMBtu
|
|
03 | 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat | $157,000 | $200,000 |
$157,000
-
MMBtu
|
|
04 | 2.1233: Analyze flue gas for proper air/fuel ratio | $85,000 | $100,000 |
$85,000
-
MMBtu
|
|
TOTAL RECOMMENDED | $2,352,000 | $1,100,000 |
$2,352,000
-
MMBtu
|
||
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED | $480,000 | $800,000 |
$480,000
-
MMBtu
|
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs