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IAC Center Texas A&M, College Station
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product Cardboard boxes
NAICS 322211 - Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
SIC 2653 - Corrugated And Solid Fiber Boxes
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 110
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 285,000
Annual Production 240,000 Thousand Feet
Production Hrs. Annual 2,520
Location (State) TX
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $339,777 3,649,389 kWh $0.09
Electricity Demand $77,301 15,276 kW-months/year $5.06
Electricity Fees $1,710 - $ -
Natural Gas $80,418 20,163 MMBtu $3.99
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $499,206
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $150,437 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $
01: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$55,000
Cost:
$46,000
- - - - $55,000 13,820 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$55,000
13,820
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 3.5313 INCREASE AMOUNT OF WASTE RECOVERED FOR RESALE Savings:
$43,900
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - $43,900 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
$43,900
-
$
03: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$22,400
Cost:
$54,380
- - $22,400 4,162 - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$22,400
4,162
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$6,780
Cost:
$500
- - - - $6,780 1,704 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,780
1,704
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$6,655
Cost:
$2,000
$5,175 57,900 $1,480 275 - - - - - - - - $5,175
57,900
kWh
$1,480
275
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7145 INSTALL SKYLIGHTS Savings:
$4,820
Cost:
$13,100
$5,270 59,000 - - - - $(-450) - - - - - $5,270
59,000
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-450)
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS Savings:
$2,920
Cost:
$1,845
- - - - $2,920 725 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,920
725
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$2,340
Cost:
$9,176
$1,750 19,500 $590 109 - - - - - - - - $1,750
19,500
kWh
$590
109
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$2,330
Cost:
-
$2,330 26,100 - - - - - - - - - - $2,330
26,100
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 4.8210 PAY BILLS ON TIME TO AVOID LATE FEES Savings:
$2,282
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - $2,282 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$2,282
-
$
-
-
$
11: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$1,010
Cost:
-
$1,010 11,300 - - - - - - - - - - $1,010
11,300
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$150,437
Cost:
$127,001
$15,535 173,800 $24,470 4,546 $64,700 16,249 $(-450) - $2,282 - $43,900 - $15,535
173,800
kWh
$24,470
4,546
kW-months/year
$64,700
16,249
MMBtu
$(-450)
-
$
$2,282
-
$
$43,900
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost