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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2004
Principal Product electric fork trucks
NAICS 333924 - Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
SIC 3537 - Industrial Trucks And Tractors
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 210
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 180,000
Annual Production 8,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 4,836
Location (State) IA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $157,078 3,935,600 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $56,996 10,852 kW-months/year $5.25
Natural Gas $234,586 28,795 MMBtu $8.15
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $453,198
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $56,673 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $45,877
#|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: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,846
Cost:
$446
$1,871 60,455 $1,263 150 - - $(-288) - $1,871
60,455
kWh
$1,263
150
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-288)
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,120
Cost:
$1,866
$550 17,711 $570 67 - - - - $550
17,711
kWh
$570
67
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$125
Cost:
$70
$62 1,992 $63 7 - - - - $62
1,992
kWh
$63
7
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$3,173
Cost:
$7,306
$561 18,096 $885 104 $1,727 223 - - $561
18,096
kWh
$885
104
kW-months/year
$1,727
223
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.2614 USE COOLING TOWER OR ECONOMIZER TO REPLACE CHILLER COOLING Savings:
$817
Cost:
$1,230
$817 26,353 - - - - - - $817
26,353
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$8,859
Cost:
$9,696
$(-155) (-4,992) $(-163) (-19) $9,177 1,198 - - $(-155)
(-4,992)
kWh
$(-163)
(-19)
kW-months/year
$9,177
1,198
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 4.111 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$39,733
Cost:
$10,000
$1,209 39,000 $(-244) (-29) $7,568 988 $31,200 - $1,209
39,000
kWh
$(-244)
(-29)
kW-months/year
$7,568
988
MMBtu
$31,200
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$56,673
Cost:
$30,614
$4,915 158,615 $2,374 281 $18,472 2,409 $30,912 - $4,915
158,615
kWh
$2,374
281
kW-months/year
$18,472
2,409
MMBtu
$30,912
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$45,877
Cost:
$17,822
$3,703 119,543 $1,967 233 $9,295 1,211 $30,912 - $3,703
119,543
kWh
$1,967
233
kW-months/year
$9,295
1,211
MMBtu
$30,912
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes