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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2006
Principal Product Plastic Storage Containers
NAICS 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 135
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 75,800
Annual Production 23,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) IA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $374,940 12,376,224 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $284,391 1,750 kW-months/year $162.51
Natural Gas $13,131 1,324 MMBtu $9.92
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $672,462
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $31,424 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $872
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,330
Cost:
$15
$852 28,032 $478 38 - - $852
28,032
kWh
$478
38
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$872
Cost:
$280
$314 18,342 $558 25 - - $314
18,342
kWh
$558
25
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$625
Cost:
$904
$340 11,190 $285 23 - - $340
11,190
kWh
$285
23
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$694
Cost:
$1,232
$694 22,844 - - - - $694
22,844
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$6,140
Cost:
$9,328
$3,671 120,757 $2,469 198 - - $3,671
120,757
kWh
$2,469
198
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$1,794
Cost:
$1,566
$1,147 25,195 $647 3 - - $1,147
25,195
kWh
$647
3
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD Savings:
$19,541
Cost:
$27,500
$14,015 461,010 $5,526 598 - - $14,015
461,010
kWh
$5,526
598
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.7243 IMPROVE AIR CIRCULATION WITH DESTRATIFICATION FANS / OTHER METHODS Savings:
$428
Cost:
$1,600
- - - - $428 58 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$428
58
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$31,424
Cost:
$42,425
$21,033 687,370 $9,963 885 $428 58 $21,033
687,370
kWh
$9,963
885
kW-months/year
$428
58
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$872
Cost:
$280
$314 18,342 $558 25 - - $314
18,342
kWh
$558
25
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas