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IAC Center South Dakota State
Assessment Year 1997
Principal Product Injection Molded Products
NAICS n/a
SIC 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Sales $1,000,000-$5,000,000
# of Employees 60
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 20,400
Annual Production 625,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $49,887 1,576,788 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $25,328 3,563 kW-months/year $7.11
Electricity Fees $1,225 - $ -
Natural Gas $4,433 798 MMBtu $5.56
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $130,926
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $43,670 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $42,569
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Solid Waste (non-haz) Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Solid Waste (non-haz) Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ lb $ $
01: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$802
Cost:
$1,500
- - - - $802 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$802
-
$
-
-
lb
-
-
$
02: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$431
Cost:
$24
$431 13,482 - - - - - - - - $431
13,482
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
lb
-
-
$
03: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$250
Cost:
$500
$206 6,448 $44 6 - - - - - - $206
6,448
kWh
$44
6
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
lb
-
-
$
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$308
Cost:
$76
$255 7,913 $53 7 - - - - - - $255
7,913
kWh
$53
7
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
lb
-
-
$
05: 3.5315 LEASE / PURCHASE BALER; SELL CARDBOARD TO RECYCLER Savings:
$851
Cost:
$4,500
- - - - - - $851 23,800 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$851
23,800
lb
-
-
$
06: 3.5215 AVOID CONTAMINATION OF END PIECES AND REUSE AS FEED STOCK Savings:
$37,008
Cost:
$11,176
- - - - - - $37,008 49,421 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$37,008
49,421
lb
-
-
$
07: 4.513 RE-ARRANGE EQUIPMENT LAYOUT TO REDUCE LABOR COSTS Savings:
$4,020
Cost:
$1,016
- - - - - - - - $4,020 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
lb
$4,020
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$43,670
Cost:
$18,792
$892 27,843 $97 13 $802 - $37,859 73,221 $4,020 - $892
27,843
kWh
$97
13
kW-months/year
$802
-
$
$37,859
73,221
lb
$4,020
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$42,569
Cost:
$13,792
$686 21,395 $53 7 $802 - $37,008 49,421 $4,020 - $686
21,395
kWh
$53
7
kW-months/year
$802
-
$
$37,008
49,421
lb
$4,020
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ lb $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Solid Waste (non-haz) Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Solid Waste (non-haz) Administrative Changes