ITT
Morton Grove, Illinois
Intern: Aicha Thiam
IIT, Stuart School of Business
ITT is a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial pumps for HVAC
applications. Wastewater pumps are also offered by the company. The products
they manufacture at the Morton Grove facility include wastewater pumps, centrifugal
pumps, heat exchangers pump controls, package systems and balancing valves.
The intern worked on energy efficiency projects that addressed both electricity
and natural gas usage at the facility.
Results:
The intern identified several opportunities to save electricity. The projects
included:
- Upgrade all remaining light fixtures at the facility.
- Educate
staff to turn off lights when not in use. Install occupancy sensors to reduce
weekend and downtime usage of lights.
- Obtain real-time electricity usage
data for future projects
- Use control systems to shut down major electrical
components when not in use.
- Reduce the use of personal items such as computers
and fans.
The cost to implement these projects was projected to be $228,000.
The savings would be $196,000 annually, with a payback period of 1.2 years.
The
following opportunities to save natural gas were identified:
- Implement
setbacks to reduce gas consumption over the summer.
- Turn off boilers during
the summer months. Reduce natural gas consumption during the heating months
based upon outside temperatures.
- Decouple hot water production from boilers
that would be used only for domestic hot water and a few processes.
- Install
gas meters to measure natural gas consumption on key processes/machines.
- Negotiate
a new contract for natural gas based upon existing data.
The projects would
cost approximately $95,000 to implement. A savings of $70,000 a year could
be realized with a payback of 1.4 years.
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