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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2000
Principal Product dairy products
NAICS n/a
SIC 2026 - Fluid Milk
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 200
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 80,000
Annual Production 250,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 7,488
Location (State) NE
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $222,863 9,396,249 kWh $0.02
Electricity Demand $129,830 18,444 kW-months/year $7.04
Natural Gas $95,658 34,205 MMBtu $2.80
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $448,351
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $104,433 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $9,891
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$2,486
Cost:
$2,487
$1,678 71,805 $808 116 - - - - $1,678
71,805
kWh
$808
116
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,923
Cost:
$1,921
$1,297 55,393 $626 89 - - - - $1,297
55,393
kWh
$626
89
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,422
Cost:
$1,421
$957 41,032 $465 66 - - - - $957
41,032
kWh
$465
66
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$2,856
Cost:
$2,855
$1,927 82,356 $929 132 - - - - $1,927
82,356
kWh
$929
132
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$2,132
Cost:
$2,132
$1,015 43,083 $1,117 158 - - - - $1,015
43,083
kWh
$1,117
158
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$909
Cost:
$775
$613 26,084 $296 42 - - - - $613
26,084
kWh
$296
42
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$488
Cost:
$488
$488 20,809 - - - - - - $488
20,809
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$649
Cost:
$374
$438 18,757 $211 30 - - - - $438
18,757
kWh
$211
30
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.1213 DIRECT WARMEST AIR TO COMBUSTION INTAKE Savings:
$617
Cost:
$617
- - - - $617 1 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$617
1
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 4.4410 INSTALL AUTOMATIC PACKING EQUIPMENT Savings:
$88,850
Cost:
$88,849
$(-584) (-4,982) $(-422) (-5) - - $89,856 - $(-584)
(-4,982)
kWh
$(-422)
(-5)
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$89,856
-
$
11: 4.1220 DEVELOP STANDARD PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE INTERNAL YIELDS Savings:
$2,101
Cost:
$2,101
- - - - - - $2,101 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$2,101
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$104,433
Cost:
$104,020
$7,829 354,337 $4,030 628 $617 1 $91,957 - $7,829
354,337
kWh
$4,030
628
kW-months/year
$617
1
MMBtu
$91,957
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$9,891
Cost:
$9,478
$6,247 266,705 $3,644 517 - - - - $6,247
266,705
kWh
$3,644
517
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes