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Title: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company: Compressed Air System Improvement Saves Energy at a Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15004821· OSTI ID:15004821

In 2001, Lehigh Southwest Cement Company improved the compressed air system at its cement plant in Tehachapi, California. Consequently, the system was able to operate more efficiently with less compressor capacity and at a lower system pressure. The project yielded total annual savings of 895,000 kWh and $199,000. The initial project cost was $417,000, but Southern California Edison provided a $90,000 incentive payment to reduce the cost to $327,000. Simple payback was about 20 months.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99-GO10337
OSTI ID:
15004821
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO-102003-1743; TRN: US200321%%210
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 2003; Related Information: Industrial Technologies Program BestPractices Case Study
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English