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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2001
Principal Product EPS, wooden pallets
NAICS n/a
SIC 2448 - Wood Pallets And Skids
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 224
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 297,280
Annual Production 4,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) IA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $217,254 4,896,681 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $70,186 12,756 kW-months/year $5.50
Natural Gas $425,708 95,872 MMBtu $4.44
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $715,634
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $547,437 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $12,489
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,722
Cost:
$173
$3,308 111,365 $2,414 217 - - - - $3,308
111,365
kWh
$2,414
217
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$4,073
Cost:
$780
$2,326 78,318 $1,747 157 - - - - $2,326
78,318
kWh
$1,747
157
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$3,730
Cost:
$44
$2,061 69,381 $1,669 150 - - - - $2,061
69,381
kWh
$1,669
150
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$5,676
Cost:
-
$3,151 106,106 $2,525 227 - - - - $3,151
106,106
kWh
$2,525
227
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,239
Cost:
$5,199
$1,171 39,442 $1,068 96 - - - - $1,171
39,442
kWh
$1,068
96
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$328
Cost:
$599
$328 11,059 - - - - - - $328
11,059
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$1,091
Cost:
-
$624 21,005 $467 42 - - - - $624
21,005
kWh
$467
42
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 3.2123 CONVERT TO HIGH VOLUME LOW PRESSURE (HVLP) PAINT GUNS Savings:
$303,062
Cost:
$2,050
- - - - - - $303,062 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$303,062
-
$
09: 4.4230 MOVE PRODUCT USING MECHANICAL MEANS Savings:
$177,056
Cost:
$100,000
$(-830) (-27,930) - - $68,640 - $109,246 - $(-830)
(-27,930)
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$68,640
-
$
$109,246
-
$
10: 3.5248 SEPARATE AND RECYCLE SCRAP METAL TO FOUNDRY OR FOR SALE Savings:
$44,460
Cost:
$8,000
- - - - $(-15,600) - $60,060 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-15,600)
-
$
$60,060
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$547,437
Cost:
$116,845
$12,139 408,746 $9,890 889 $53,040 - $472,368 - $12,139
408,746
kWh
$9,890
889
kW-months/year
$53,040
-
$
$472,368
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$12,489
Cost:
$173
$7,083 238,476 $5,406 486 - - - - $7,083
238,476
kWh
$5,406
486
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost