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IAC Center Arizona State University
Assessment Year 1996
Principal Product Polystyrene Food Containers
NAICS n/a
SIC 3086 - Plastics Foam Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 140
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 169,000
Annual Production 7,300 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
Location (State) AZ
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $436,416 11,925,557 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $176,128 18,036 kW-months/year $9.77
Natural Gas $435,333 255,809 MMBtu $1.70
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,190,150
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $107,410 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $46,147
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Disposal Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Disposal
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ Tgal
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$11,958
Cost:
$31,028
$8,503 199,297 $3,455 330 - - $8,503
199,297
kWh
$3,455
330
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$418
Cost:
$960
$312 7,327 $106 10 - - $312
7,327
kWh
$106
10
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
03: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,398
Cost:
$1,650
$1,398 32,532 - - - - $1,398
32,532
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$12,057
Cost:
$840
$8,914 210,141 $3,143 300 - - $8,914
210,141
kWh
$3,143
300
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,118
Cost:
-
$851 16,999 $267 25 - - $851
16,999
kWh
$267
25
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
06: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$1,671
Cost:
$960
$1,671 38,980 - - - - $1,671
38,980
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
07: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$29,903
Cost:
$34,100
$22,106 520,809 $7,797 744 - - $22,106
520,809
kWh
$7,797
744
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
08: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$30,874
Cost:
$38,200
$22,825 537,808 $8,049 768 - - $22,825
537,808
kWh
$8,049
768
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
09: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$12,620
Cost:
$8,092
$9,203 216,882 $3,417 326 - - $9,203
216,882
kWh
$3,417
326
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
10: 3.4154 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN WATER LINES AND VALVES Savings:
$5,393
Cost:
-
- - - - $5,393 2,365,200 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,393
2,365,200
Tgal
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$107,410
Cost:
$115,830
$75,783 1,780,775 $26,234 2,503 $5,393 2,365,200 $75,783
1,780,775
kWh
$26,234
2,503
kW-months/year
$5,393
2,365,200
Tgal
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$46,147
Cost:
$37,550
$34,940 819,461 $11,207 1,069 - - $34,940
819,461
kWh
$11,207
1,069
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ Tgal
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Disposal Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Disposal