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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2005
Principal Product Printed Boxes
NAICS 322212 - Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
SIC 2657 - Folding Paperboard Boxes
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 90
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 375,000
Annual Production 28,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $193,527 6,704,500 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $43,395 18,252 kW-months/year $2.38
Natural Gas $48,407 5,612 MMBtu $8.63
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $285,329
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $43,215 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $3,201
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost By-product Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ Tgal $ $ $ $
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,255
Cost:
$100
$1,935 67,200 $320 134 - - - - - - - - $1,935
67,200
kWh
$320
134
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$946
Cost:
$25
$812 28,200 $134 56 - - - - - - - - $812
28,200
kWh
$134
56
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$32,300
Cost:
$157,360
$27,961 970,880 $4,339 1,820 - - - - - - - - $27,961
970,880
kWh
$4,339
1,820
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$346
Cost:
-
$118 4,099 $228 8 - - - - - - - - $118
4,099
kWh
$228
8
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 3.1192 REDUCE SCRAP PRODUCTION Savings:
$2,050
Cost:
$171
- - - - - - - - - - $2,050 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
$2,050
-
$
06: 4.611 BEGIN A PRACTICE OF PREDICTIVE / PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE Savings:
$2,400
Cost:
$300
- - - - - - - - $2,400 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
$2,400
-
$
-
-
$
07: 3.4151 MINIMIZE WATER USAGE Savings:
$668
Cost:
$82
- - - - - - $668 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$668
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.8121 APPLY FOR TAX-FREE STATUS FOR ENERGY PURCHASES Savings:
$2,250
Cost:
$200
- - - - $2,250 - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,250
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$43,215
Cost:
$158,238
$30,826 1,070,379 $5,021 2,019 $2,250 - $668 - $2,400 - $2,050 - $30,826
1,070,379
kWh
$5,021
2,019
kW-months/year
$2,250
-
$
$668
-
Tgal
$2,400
-
$
$2,050
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$3,201
Cost:
$125
$2,747 95,400 $454 191 - - - - - - - - $2,747
95,400
kWh
$454
191
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ Tgal $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost By-product Production