| Assessment Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Principal Product | Copper sheet and bus bars |
| NAICS | 331410: Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining |
| SIC | 3366: Copper Foundries |
| Sales Range | $100 M to 500M |
| # of Employees | 100 |
| Plant Area |
287,000
ft2
|
| Annual Production | 108,625
ton
|
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,568
hrs
|
| Location (State) | Pennsylvania |
Facility Energy Cost and Usage
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $2,475,087 | 43,496,231 |
kWh
|
$0.057 |
| Electricity Demand | $683,263 | 86,066 |
kW-mo/yr
|
$7.94 |
| Electricity Fees | $288 | - |
|
- |
| Natural Gas | $3,943,229 | 440,917 |
MMBtu
|
$8.94 |
| TOTAL YEARLY COSTS | - | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $2,395,286 |
See individual recommendations below
*Non-energy impacts included in savings.
|
||
| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $845,087 | |||
Recommendations
| # | Description | Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Status | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Demand Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Other Liquid (non-haz) Savings | Personnel Changes Savings | Water Consumption Savings | Increase in Production Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2.2424: Use heat in flue gases to preheat products or materials | $1,181,139 | $1,147,130 | - | - |
$81,139
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | $1,100,000 | |
| 02 | 2.1133: Adjust burners for efficient operation | $396,584 | $183,040 | - | - |
$396,584
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 03 | 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat | $250,246 | $168,224 | - | - |
$250,246
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 04 | 2.2421: Install waste heat boiler to provide direct power | $97,283 | $434,500 |
$76,147
1,338,260
kWh
|
$21,136
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 05 | 2.2121: Increase amount of condensate returned | $84,029 | $50,400 | - | - |
$69,312
-
MMBtu
|
$4,415
-
gal
|
- |
$10,302
-
Tgal
|
- | |
| 06 | 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts | $82,382 | $83,840 |
$68,916
1,211,172
kWh
|
$13,466
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 07 | 2.7231: Use radiant heater for spot heating | $23,729 | $37,200 |
$54,846
963,900
kWh
|
$7,182
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$(-38,299.0)
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 08 | 2.2426: Use waste heat from flue gases to heat space conditioning air | $59,537 | $62,535 |
$52,645
925,224
kWh
|
$6,892
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 09 | 2.3191: Use demand controller or load shedder | $57,494 | $25,520 | - |
$57,494
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment | $34,143 | $15,525 |
$30,189
530,560
kWh
|
$3,954
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 11 | 2.2515: Use optimum thickness insulation | $33,427 | $6,567 | - | - |
$33,427
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 12 | 2.4151: Develop a repair/replace policy | $32,477 | $1,338 |
$28,713
504,621
kWh
|
$3,764
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 | 2.1233: Analyze flue gas for proper air/fuel ratio | $29,817 | $2,000 | - | - |
$29,895
-
MMBtu
|
- | $(-78.0) | - | - | |
| 14 | 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves | $12,983 | $772 |
$11,482
201,787
kWh
|
$1,501
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 15 | 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors | $7,595 | $4,650 |
$5,361
94,224
kWh
|
$2,234
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 16 | 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required | $4,374 | $52 |
$3,866
67,943
kWh
|
$508
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 17 | 2.4221: Install compressor air intakes in coolest locations | $2,975 | $652 |
$2,634
46,298
kWh
|
$341
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 18 | 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts | $2,797 | $10,125 |
$1,765
31,026
kWh
|
$1,032
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 | 2.3131: Reschedule plant operations or reduce load to avoid peaks | $2,275 | - | - |
$4,675
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | $(-2,400.0) | - | - | |
| TOTAL RECOMMENDED | $2,395,286 | $2,234,070 |
$336,564
5,915,015
kWh
|
$124,179
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$822,304
-
MMBtu
|
$4,415
-
gal
|
$(-2,478.0) |
$10,302
-
Tgal
|
$1,100,000 | ||
| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED | $845,087 | $455,958 |
$114,742
2,016,549
kWh
|
$20,271
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$710,152
-
MMBtu
|
- | $(-78.0) | - | - | ||
| Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Demand Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Other Liquid (non-haz) Savings | Personnel Changes Savings | Water Consumption Savings | Increase in Production Savings | |||
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs