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IAC Center Texas A&M, College Station
Assessment Year 2016
Principal Product Polypropylene
NAICS 325211 - Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
SIC 2821 - Plastics Materials And Resins
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 106
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 7,400,000
Annual Production 398,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) TX
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $5,997,833 142,228,866 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $1,283,873 171,462 kW-months/year $7.49
Electricity Fees $7,152 - $ -
Natural Gas $1,333,363 460,493 MMBtu $2.90
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $8,622,221
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $282,518 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $28,832
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
01: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$123,800
Cost:
$195,000
$123,800 2,496,600 - - $123,800
2,496,600
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
02: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$53,431
Cost:
$280,072
- - $53,431 11,821 -
-
kWh
$53,431
11,821
kW-months/year
03: 2.3321 USE STEAM PRESSURE REDUCTION TO GENERATE POWER Savings:
$65,900
Cost:
$400,000
$52,900 1,260,000 $13,000 1,728 $52,900
1,260,000
kWh
$13,000
1,728
kW-months/year
04: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$28,832
Cost:
-
$23,165 551,558 $5,667 756 $23,165
551,558
kWh
$5,667
756
kW-months/year
05: 2.7132 INSTALL TIMERS ON LIGHT SWITCHES IN LITTLE USED AREAS Savings:
$10,555
Cost:
$1,800
$7,120 169,630 $3,435 458 $7,120
169,630
kWh
$3,435
458
kW-months/year
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$282,518
Cost:
$876,872
$206,985 4,477,788 $75,533 14,763 $206,985
4,477,788
kWh
$75,533
14,763
kW-months/year
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$28,832
Cost:
-
$23,165 551,558 $5,667 756 $23,165
551,558
kWh
$5,667
756
kW-months/year
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand