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IAC Center University of Arkansas
Assessment Year 1997
Principal Product Gear Reducers
NAICS n/a
SIC 3566 - Speed Changers, Drives, And Gears
Sales $1,000,000-$5,000,000
# of Employees 90
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 65,000
Annual Production 2,400 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,674
Location (State) AR
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $89,064 2,483,294 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $26,056 5,659 kW-months/year $4.60
Natural Gas $10,380 3,256 MMBtu $3.19
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $153,963
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $86,294 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $10,302
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Other Liquid (non-haz) Solid Waste (non-haz) Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Other Liquid (non-haz) Solid Waste (non-haz) Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ gal $ lb $ $
01: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$1,064
Cost:
$27
$858 23,740 $206 48 - - - - - - $858
23,740
kWh
$206
48
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
-
-
lb
-
-
$
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$1,328
Cost:
$250
$1,058 29,308 $270 59 - - - - - - $1,058
29,308
kWh
$270
59
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
-
-
lb
-
-
$
03: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$346
Cost:
$740
$224 6,155 $122 27 - - - - - - $224
6,155
kWh
$122
27
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
-
-
lb
-
-
$
04: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$95
Cost:
-
$57 1,465 $38 8 - - - - - - $57
1,465
kWh
$38
8
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
-
-
lb
-
-
$
05: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$2,351
Cost:
$5,040
- - $2,351 511 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$2,351
511
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
-
-
lb
-
-
$
06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$750
Cost:
$90
$609 17,585 $141 41 - - - - - - $609
17,585
kWh
$141
41
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
-
-
lb
-
-
$
07: 3.5315 LEASE / PURCHASE BALER; SELL CARDBOARD TO RECYCLER Savings:
$7,783
Cost:
-
- - - - - - $7,783 168,000 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
$7,783
168,000
lb
-
-
$
08: 3.6193 INSTALL EQUIPMENT (eg COMPACTOR) TO REDUCE DISPOSAL COSTS Savings:
$3,014
Cost:
$15,000
- - - - $3,014 2,500 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,014
2,500
gal
-
-
lb
-
-
$
09: 4.1230 REDUCE DEFECTS BY REDUCING PRODUCT TIPPING Savings:
$69,563
Cost:
$260,000
- - - - - - - - $69,563 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
-
-
lb
$69,563
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$86,294
Cost:
$281,147
$2,806 78,253 $3,128 694 $3,014 2,500 $7,783 168,000 $69,563 - $2,806
78,253
kWh
$3,128
694
kW-months/year
$3,014
2,500
gal
$7,783
168,000
lb
$69,563
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$10,302
Cost:
$1,080
$1,948 54,513 $571 135 - - $7,783 168,000 - - $1,948
54,513
kWh
$571
135
kW-months/year
-
-
gal
$7,783
168,000
lb
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ gal $ lb $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Other Liquid (non-haz) Solid Waste (non-haz) Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Other Liquid (non-haz) Solid Waste (non-haz) Administrative Changes