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IAC Center Texas A&M, College Station
Assessment Year 2023
Principal Product Plastic bottles
NAICS 326160 - Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
SIC 3085 - Plastics Bottles
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 60
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 300,000
Annual Production 1,200,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,616
Location (State) TX
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,021,546 25,661,225 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $399,044 59,473 kW-months/year $6.71
Electricity Fees $39,465 - $ -
Natural Gas $22,113 3,916 MMBtu $5.65
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,482,168
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $125,220 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $117,990
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
01: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$35,600
Cost:
$148,000
- - $35,600 5,315 -
-
kWh
$35,600
5,315
kW-months/year
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$16,440
Cost:
$105
$12,510 312,740 $3,930 585 $12,510
312,740
kWh
$3,930
585
kW-months/year
03: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$18,290
Cost:
$74,067
$13,350 333,700 $4,940 736 $13,350
333,700
kWh
$4,940
736
kW-months/year
04: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$24,900
Cost:
$60,360
$24,900 622,870 - - $24,900
622,870
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$17,700
Cost:
$32,850
$12,630 315,810 $5,070 755 $12,630
315,810
kWh
$5,070
755
kW-months/year
06: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$7,230
Cost:
$675
$5,500 137,700 $1,730 258 $5,500
137,700
kWh
$1,730
258
kW-months/year
07: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$5,060
Cost:
-
$2,750 68,670 $2,310 345 $2,750
68,670
kWh
$2,310
345
kW-months/year
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$125,220
Cost:
$316,057
$71,640 1,791,490 $53,580 7,994 $71,640
1,791,490
kWh
$53,580
7,994
kW-months/year
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$117,990
Cost:
$315,382
$66,140 1,653,790 $51,850 7,736 $66,140
1,653,790
kWh
$51,850
7,736
kW-months/year
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand