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IAC Center Texas A&M, College Station
Assessment Year 2008
Principal Product Fiberboard
NAICS 321999 - All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
SIC 2421 - Sawmills And Planing Mills, General
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 200
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 196,000
Annual Production 860,000 Thousand Feet
Production Hrs. Annual 5,520
Location (State) TX
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $6,949,481 102,158,615 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $546,875 197,992 kW-months/year $2.76
Natural Gas $5,805,456 1,034,939 MMBtu $5.61
Wood $788,600 631,000 MMBtu $1.25
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $14,090,412
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $2,617,220 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $2,414,675
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Wood Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Wood
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4324 REPLACE HYDRAULIC / PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT WITH ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT Savings:
$192,300
Cost:
$174,034
$182,000 2,675,000 $10,300 3,720 - - $182,000
2,675,000
kWh
$10,300
3,720
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.2135 REPAIR AND ELIMINATE STEAM LEAKS Savings:
$171,000
Cost:
$5,000
- - - - $171,000 137,000 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$171,000
137,000
MMBtu
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$41,905
Cost:
$105,000
$41,300 607,000 $605 219 - - $41,300
607,000
kWh
$605
219
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.3411 REPLACE ELECTRIC MOTORS WITH BACK PRESSURE STEAM TURBINES AND USE EXHAUST STEAM FOR PROCESS HEAT Savings:
$2,200,000
Cost:
$6,600,000
$2,404,300 35,391,300 $134,800 48,700 $(-339,100) (-271,300) $2,404,300
35,391,300
kWh
$134,800
48,700
kW-months/year
$(-339,100)
(-271,300)
MMBtu
05: 2.2121 INCREASE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATE RETURNED Savings:
$9,200
Cost:
-
- - - - $9,200 5,000 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,200
5,000
MMBtu
06: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$1,770
Cost:
$1,120
- - - - $1,770 1,413 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,770
1,413
MMBtu
07: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$1,045
Cost:
-
$950 11,000 $95 15 - - $950
11,000
kWh
$95
15
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$2,617,220
Cost:
$6,885,154
$2,628,550 38,684,300 $145,800 52,654 $(-157,130) (-127,887) $2,628,550
38,684,300
kWh
$145,800
52,654
kW-months/year
$(-157,130)
(-127,887)
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$2,414,675
Cost:
$6,711,120
$2,445,600 35,998,300 $135,405 48,919 $(-166,330) (-132,887) $2,445,600
35,998,300
kWh
$135,405
48,919
kW-months/year
$(-166,330)
(-132,887)
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Wood Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Wood