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IAC Center Texas A&M, College Station
Assessment Year 2005
Principal Product Industrial Coatings
NAICS 325510 - Paint and Coating Manufacturing
SIC 2851 - Paints And Allied Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 89
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 120,000
Annual Production 1,490 Thousand Gallons
Production Hrs. Annual 2,750
Location (State) TX
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $189,077 3,546,800 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $79,419 10,820 kW-months/year $7.34
Electricity Fees $4,381 - $ -
Natural Gas $44,374 4,567 MMBtu $9.72
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $317,251
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $45,211 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $9,358
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.2492 USE "HEAT WHEEL" OR OTHER HEAT EXCHANGER TO CROSS-EXCHANGE BUILDING EXHAUST AIR WITH MAKE-UP AIR Savings:
$35,000
Cost:
$102,400
- - - - $35,000 3,502 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$35,000
3,502
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$6,400
Cost:
$8,050
- - $6,400 873 - - - - -
-
kWh
$6,400
873
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.8123 PAY UTILITY BILLS ON TIME Savings:
$1,448
Cost:
-
- - - - - - $1,448 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$1,448
-
$
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,400
Cost:
$5
$900 15,500 $500 68 - - - - $900
15,500
kWh
$500
68
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$853
Cost:
-
$485 8,366 $368 37 - - - - $485
8,366
kWh
$368
37
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED Savings:
$110
Cost:
-
$110 1,980 - - - - - - $110
1,980
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$45,211
Cost:
$110,455
$1,495 25,846 $7,268 978 $35,000 3,502 $1,448 - $1,495
25,846
kWh
$7,268
978
kW-months/year
$35,000
3,502
MMBtu
$1,448
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$9,358
Cost:
$8,055
$1,010 17,480 $6,900 941 - - $1,448 - $1,010
17,480
kWh
$6,900
941
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$1,448
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes