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Assessment #IC0123


Assessment Year 2006
SIC 3312
SIC Description Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
NAICS 331111
NAICS Description Iron and Steel Mills
Principal Product steel rounds, squares, billets, and slabs
Sales $ 100,000,000
# of Employees 245
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 479,100
Annual Production 360,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 5,096
Location (State) IL
Yearly Energy Cost $ 8,090,069

Current Energy Usage & Costs

Energy Sources Yearly Usage Yearly Cost Unit Price

Electricity

136,529,058 kWh $ 1,874,752 $ 0.014 /kWh

- Demand Charge

514,613 kW $ 2,320,959 $ 4.51 /kW

- Electricity Fees

- $ 0 -

Natural Gas

479,534 MMBtu $ 3,894,358 $ 8.12 /MMBtu

TOTAL ENERGY

1,878,957 MMBtu $ 8,090,069 $ 4.31 /MMBtu

Water Disposal

154,068,000 Gal $ 334,325 $ 0 /Gal

Recommended Reduction in Usage & Costs

Recommended
Implemented
Energy Sources Yearly Savings Yearly Cost % Saved Unit Price

Electricity

-623,388 kWh
0 kWh
$ -8,728
$ 0
-0.47 %
0.00 %
$ 0.014 /kWh

- Demand Charge

-1,499 kW
0 kW
$ -6,786
$ 0
-0.29 %
0.00 %
$ 4.51 /kW

- Electricity Fees

- $ 0
$ 0
0.00 %
0.00 %
-

Natural Gas

-393,558 MMBtu
-686,470 MMBtu
$ -3,195,692
$ -5,574,137
-82.06 %
-143.13 %
$ 8.12 /MMBtu

TOTAL ENERGY

-399,948 MMBtu
-686,470 MMBtu
$ -3,211,206
$ -5,574,137
-39.69 %
-68.90 %
$ 4.31 /MMBtu

Water Disposal

0 Gal
0 Gal
$ 0
$ 0
0.00 %
0.00 %
$ 0 /Gal

Recommendations

AR # Description ARC Code Status Cost Savings Payback
(Years)
01 view
details
RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT 2.2437 I $ 12,550,416 $ 2,641,138 4.75
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price

Natural Gas

-695,880 MMBtu $ -5,650,546 $ 8.12 /MMBtu

TOTAL ENERGY

-695,880 MMBtu $ -5,650,546 -

Personnel Changes

- $ -240,000 -

Water Consumption

- $ -425,524 -

By-product Production

- $ 8,957,208 -

TOTAL PRODUCTON

- $ 8,291,684 -
02 view
details
ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION 2.1133 I $ 252,000 $ 76,409 3.30
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price

Natural Gas

9,410 MMBtu $ 76,409 $ 8.12 /MMBtu

TOTAL ENERGY

9,410 MMBtu $ 76,409 -
03 view
details
USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES 2.4322 N $ 6,804,600 $ 1,509,727 4.51
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price

Natural Gas

185,927 MMBtu $ 1,509,727 $ 8.12 /MMBtu

TOTAL ENERGY

185,927 MMBtu $ 1,509,727 -
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details
USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR 2.2411 N $ 1,928,400 $ 861,835 2.24
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price

Electricity

-277,061 kWh $ -3,879 $ 0.014 /kWh

- Demand Charge

-666 kW $ -3,004 $ 4.51 /kW

Natural Gas

106,985 MMBtu $ 868,718 $ 8.12 /MMBtu

TOTAL ENERGY

104,145 MMBtu $ 861,835 -
05 view
details
TREAT AND REUSE RINSE WATERS 3.4113 N $ 31,583 $ 92,357 0.34
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price

Electricity

-346,327 kWh $ -4,849 $ 0.014 /kWh

- Demand Charge

-833 kW $ -3,782 $ 4.51 /kW

TOTAL ENERGY

-3,550 MMBtu $ -8,631 -

Water Consumption

- $ 100,988 -

TOTAL PRODUCTON

- $ 100,988 -