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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2003
Principal Product refrigerator and freezer gaskets
NAICS 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 95
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 57,000
Annual Production 7,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $149,498 3,144,520 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $75,240 7,212 kW-months/year $10.43
Natural Gas $28,375 4,280 MMBtu $6.63
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $253,113
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $21,629 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $13,451
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$7,170
Cost:
$533
$5,067 104,900 $2,103 202 $5,067
104,900
kWh
$2,103
202
kW-months/year
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$4,024
Cost:
$250
$2,763 57,158 $1,261 121 $2,763
57,158
kWh
$1,261
121
kW-months/year
03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,437
Cost:
$22
$986 20,405 $451 43 $986
20,405
kWh
$451
43
kW-months/year
04: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$7,549
Cost:
$11,250
$7,549 156,291 - - $7,549
156,291
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$797
Cost:
$1,198
$540 11,170 $257 25 $540
11,170
kWh
$257
25
kW-months/year
06: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$629
Cost:
$1,330
$629 12,987 - - $629
12,987
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
07: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$23
Cost:
$42
$17 355 $6 - $17
355
kWh
$6
-
kW-months/year
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$21,629
Cost:
$14,625
$17,551 363,266 $4,078 391 $17,551
363,266
kWh
$4,078
391
kW-months/year
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$13,451
Cost:
$2,045
$9,373 193,988 $4,078 391 $9,373
193,988
kWh
$4,078
391
kW-months/year
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand