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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2002
Principal Product Dry reagent strips
NAICS n/a
SIC 2835 - Diagnostic Substances
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 75
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 32,000
Annual Production 1,020,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 4,125
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $55,654 1,422,468 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $32,278 3,756 kW-months/year $8.59
Natural Gas $49,528 7,794 MMBtu $6.35
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $137,460
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $254,651 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $13,089
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$863
Cost:
$162
$527 13,613 $336 40 - - - - - - - - $527
13,613
kWh
$336
40
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$404
Cost:
$130
$241 6,232 $163 19 - - - - - - - - $241
6,232
kWh
$163
19
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$246
Cost:
$15
$150 3,878 $96 11 - - - - - - - - $150
3,878
kWh
$96
11
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 4.651 INSTALL BACK-UP EQUIPMENT Savings:
$5,666
Cost:
$9,824
$1,533 39,600 $978 115 - - $1,155 - $2,000 - - - $1,533
39,600
kWh
$978
115
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$1,155
-
$
$2,000
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$711
Cost:
$1,800
$432 10,094 $279 86 - - - - - - - - $432
10,094
kWh
$279
86
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$3,059
Cost:
$10,890
$1,776 45,889 $1,283 151 - - - - - - - - $1,776
45,889
kWh
$1,283
151
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$138
Cost:
$200
$138 3,570 - - - - - - - - - - $138
3,570
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 4.445 INSTALL EQUIPMENT TO MOVE PRODUCT Savings:
$37,995
Cost:
$61,650
$(-201) (-5,200) $(-204) (-24) - - $38,550 - $(-150) - - - $(-201)
(-5,200)
kWh
$(-204)
(-24)
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$38,550
-
$
$(-150)
-
$
-
-
$
09: 4.446 AUTOMATE FINISHING PROCESS Savings:
$194,737
Cost:
$280,000
$(-1,045) (-27,000) $(-1,018) (-120) - - $198,300 - $(-1,500) - - - $(-1,045)
(-27,000)
kWh
$(-1,018)
(-120)
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$198,300
-
$
$(-1,500)
-
$
-
-
$
10: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$4,272
Cost:
$2,762
- - - - $4,272 - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,272
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
11: 2.8121 APPLY FOR TAX-FREE STATUS FOR ENERGY PURCHASES Savings:
$6,560
Cost:
$250
- - - - - - - - - - $6,560 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
$6,560
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$254,651
Cost:
$367,683
$3,551 90,676 $1,913 278 $4,272 - $238,005 - $350 - $6,560 - $3,551
90,676
kWh
$1,913
278
kW-months/year
$4,272
-
$
$238,005
-
$
$350
-
$
$6,560
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$13,089
Cost:
$10,236
$2,060 53,213 $1,314 155 - - $1,155 - $2,000 - $6,560 - $2,060
53,213
kWh
$1,314
155
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$1,155
-
$
$2,000
-
$
$6,560
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost