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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2006
Principal Product Corrugated Boxes
NAICS 322211 - Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
SIC 2631 - Paperboard Mills
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 130
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 275,000
Annual Production 70,700,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,360
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $274,628 6,734,100 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $120,270 1,374 kW-months/year $87.53
Electricity Fees $5,453 - $ -
Natural Gas $548,557 70,595 MMBtu $7.77
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $948,908
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $247,846 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $36,968
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,587
Cost:
$500
$1,185 29,256 $402 55 - - $1,185
29,256
kWh
$402
55
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$8,477
Cost:
$416
$6,409 158,897 $2,068 300 - - $6,409
158,897
kWh
$2,068
300
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$3,656
Cost:
$25
$2,730 67,416 $926 127 - - $2,730
67,416
kWh
$926
127
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$593
Cost:
$877
$429 10,540 $164 23 - - $429
10,540
kWh
$164
23
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,196
Cost:
$300
$1,196 29,527 - - - - $1,196
29,527
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7122 DISCONNECT BALLASTS Savings:
$6,622
Cost:
$375
$4,945 122,112 $1,677 230 - - $4,945
122,112
kWh
$1,677
230
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$1,382
Cost:
$458
$1,032 25,491 $350 48 - - $1,032
25,491
kWh
$350
48
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$2,966
Cost:
$345
$2,215 54,696 $751 103 - - $2,215
54,696
kWh
$751
103
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.4131 SIZE ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR PEAK OPERATING EFFICIENCY Savings:
$50,899
Cost:
$10,400
$24,329 600,726 $8,247 1,133 $18,323 2,392 $24,329
600,726
kWh
$8,247
1,133
kW-months/year
$18,323
2,392
MMBtu
10: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$20,975
Cost:
$250
$9,730 240,240 - - $11,245 1,468 $9,730
240,240
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$11,245
1,468
MMBtu
11: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$1,907
Cost:
$425
- - - - $1,907 249 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,907
249
MMBtu
12: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$4,143
Cost:
$2,410
- - - - $4,143 541 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,143
541
MMBtu
13: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$9,399
Cost:
$730
- - - - $9,399 1,227 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,399
1,227
MMBtu
14: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$6,174
Cost:
$4,244
- - - - $6,174 806 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,174
806
MMBtu
15: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$69,963
Cost:
$111,000
- - - - $69,963 9,003 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$69,963
9,003
MMBtu
16: 2.1133 ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION Savings:
$6,473
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $6,473 845 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,473
845
MMBtu
17: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$44,160
Cost:
$18,000
- - - - $44,160 5,765 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$44,160
5,765
MMBtu
18: 2.1213 DIRECT WARMEST AIR TO COMBUSTION INTAKE Savings:
$2,512
Cost:
$170
- - - - $2,512 328 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,512
328
MMBtu
19: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$366
Cost:
$50
- - - - $366 87 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$366
87
MMBtu
20: 2.2135 REPAIR AND ELIMINATE STEAM LEAKS Savings:
$252
Cost:
$600
- - - - $252 33 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$252
33
MMBtu
21: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$4,144
Cost:
$1,925
$4,144 102,375 - - - - $4,144
102,375
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$247,846
Cost:
$154,500
$58,344 1,441,276 $14,585 2,019 $174,917 22,744 $58,344
1,441,276
kWh
$14,585
2,019
kW-months/year
$174,917
22,744
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$36,968
Cost:
$5,960
$17,716 437,429 $916 126 $18,336 2,433 $17,716
437,429
kWh
$916
126
kW-months/year
$18,336
2,433
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas