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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2005
Principal Product Dry Cheese
NAICS 311513 - Cheese Manufacturing
SIC 2022 - Cheese, Natural And Processed
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 100
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 80,000
Annual Production 45,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $264,566 8,470,500 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $163,095 21,912 kW-months/year $7.44
Natural Gas $1,186,586 179,591 MMBtu $6.61
Fuel Oil #6 $171,535 29,575 MMBtu $5.80
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,785,782
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $43,442 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $18,094
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Fuel Oil #6 Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Fuel Oil #6
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ MMBtu
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,676
Cost:
$172
$1,264 40,471 $412 55 - - - - $1,264
40,471
kWh
$412
55
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$1,951
Cost:
$80
$1,504 48,053 $447 66 - - - - $1,504
48,053
kWh
$447
66
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,838
Cost:
$4,329
$1,376 69,384 $462 62 - - - - $1,376
69,384
kWh
$462
62
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,602
Cost:
$2,146
$1,945 62,160 $657 89 - - - - $1,945
62,160
kWh
$657
89
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,064
Cost:
$1,078
$1,064 33,985 - - - - - - $1,064
33,985
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$3,352
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - - - $3,352 578 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$3,352
578
MMBtu
07: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$17,516
Cost:
$18,000
- - - - - - $17,516 3,020 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$17,516
3,020
MMBtu
08: 2.1213 DIRECT WARMEST AIR TO COMBUSTION INTAKE Savings:
$1,988
Cost:
$5,000
- - - - - - $1,988 343 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$1,988
343
MMBtu
09: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,898
Cost:
$2,550
- - - - $1,898 290 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,898
290
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$2,898
Cost:
$456
$2,898 92,574 - - - - - - $2,898
92,574
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.7495 INSTALL REPLACEMENT DOORS Savings:
$725
Cost:
$240
$548 17,520 $177 24 - - - - $548
17,520
kWh
$177
24
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
12: 2.1213 DIRECT WARMEST AIR TO COMBUSTION INTAKE Savings:
$5,934
Cost:
$15,000
- - - - $5,934 906 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,934
906
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$43,442
Cost:
$50,051
$10,599 364,147 $2,155 296 $7,832 1,196 $22,856 3,941 $10,599
364,147
kWh
$2,155
296
kW-months/year
$7,832
1,196
MMBtu
$22,856
3,941
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$18,094
Cost:
$14,501
$10,599 364,147 $2,155 296 - - $5,340 921 $10,599
364,147
kWh
$2,155
296
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$5,340
921
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Fuel Oil #6 Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Fuel Oil #6