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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2006
Principal Product Hog confinement products
NAICS 332311 - Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
SIC 3448 - Prefabricated Metal Buildings
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 88
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 98,000
Annual Production 12,750,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 2,340
Location (State) IA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $31,001 915,080 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $57,163 6,372 kW-months/year $8.97
Natural Gas $77,378 9,521 MMBtu $8.13
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $165,542
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $199,070 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $12,276
#|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:
$3,747
Cost:
$276
$2,271 67,850 $1,476 173 - - - - $2,271
67,850
kWh
$1,476
173
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,621
Cost:
$15
$1,588 47,268 $1,033 121 - - - - $1,588
47,268
kWh
$1,033
121
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$5,908
Cost:
$4
$3,577 106,470 $2,331 274 - - - - $3,577
106,470
kWh
$2,331
274
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$384
Cost:
$706
$167 4,959 $217 2 - - - - $167
4,959
kWh
$217
2
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,134
Cost:
$2,420
$461 13,782 $673 80 - - - - $461
13,782
kWh
$673
80
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$9,538
Cost:
$57,500
$3,608 107,392 $5,930 58 - - - - $3,608
107,392
kWh
$5,930
58
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$229
Cost:
$433
- - - - $229 28 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$229
28
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$327
Cost:
$134
$156 3,109 $171 1 - - - - $156
3,109
kWh
$171
1
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.2312 MINIMIZE NON-ESSENTIAL MATERIAL IN HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS Savings:
$1,682
Cost:
$7,200
$(-1,254) (-37,323) $(-1,630) (-16) $4,566 562 - - $(-1,254)
(-37,323)
kWh
$(-1,630)
(-16)
kW-months/year
$4,566
562
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 4.112 REPLACE OLD MACHINE WITH NEW AUTOMATIC MULTI-STATION TOOL Savings:
$173,500
Cost:
$190,000
- - - - - - $173,500 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$173,500
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$199,070
Cost:
$258,688
$10,574 313,507 $10,201 693 $4,795 590 $173,500 - $10,574
313,507
kWh
$10,201
693
kW-months/year
$4,795
590
MMBtu
$173,500
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$12,276
Cost:
$295
$7,436 221,588 $4,840 568 - - - - $7,436
221,588
kWh
$4,840
568
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes