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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2000
Principal Product cardboard containers
NAICS n/a
SIC 2657 - Folding Paperboard Boxes
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 125
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 275,000
Annual Production 9,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $66,141 1,811,841 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $67,952 9,024 kW-months/year $7.53
Natural Gas $9,857 2,152 MMBtu $4.58
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $144,577
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $47,381 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $8,858
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
01: 4.322 ELIMINATE OLD STOCK AND MODIFY INVENTORY CONTROL Savings:
$19,500
Cost:
$22,000
- - - - - - $19,500 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$19,500
-
$
02: 4.441 INSTALL AUTOMATIC PACKING EQUIPMENT Savings:
$18,200
Cost:
$10,275
- - - - $18,200 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$18,200
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$3,060
Cost:
-
$2,193 60,375 $867 116 - - - - $2,193
60,375
kWh
$867
116
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$3,799
Cost:
$202
$2,723 74,736 $1,076 144 - - - - $2,723
74,736
kWh
$1,076
144
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,999
Cost:
-
$1,431 39,273 $568 76 - - - - $1,431
39,273
kWh
$568
76
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$445
Cost:
$25
$318 8,792 $127 17 - - - - $318
8,792
kWh
$127
17
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$378
Cost:
$56
$279 7,620 $99 14 - - - - $279
7,620
kWh
$99
14
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$47,381
Cost:
$32,558
$6,944 190,796 $2,737 367 $18,200 - $19,500 - $6,944
190,796
kWh
$2,737
367
kW-months/year
$18,200
-
$
$19,500
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$8,858
Cost:
$202
$6,347 174,384 $2,511 336 - - - - $6,347
174,384
kWh
$2,511
336
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Administrative Changes