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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2009
Principal Product Composite pressure vessels
NAICS 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales <$500,000
# of Employees 135
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 201,000
Annual Production 13,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) NE
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $171,045 7,629,500 kWh $0.02
Electricity Demand $262,756 16,392 kW-months/year $16.03
Natural Gas $478,375 43,621 MMBtu $10.97
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $912,176
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $232,741 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $136,226
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$6,768
Cost:
$5,819
$2,705 124,080 $4,063 251 - - - - $2,705
124,080
kWh
$4,063
251
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$36,189
Cost:
$29,591
$14,555 667,800 $21,634 1,336 - - - - $14,555
667,800
kWh
$21,634
1,336
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$17,951
Cost:
$12,486
$7,221 331,200 $10,730 662 - - - - $7,221
331,200
kWh
$10,730
662
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$24,368
Cost:
$32,570
$6,833 313,628 $17,535 721 - - - - $6,833
313,628
kWh
$17,535
721
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
05: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$374
Cost:
$876
$374 17,140 - - - - - - $374
17,140
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$4,146
Cost:
$268
$1,708 78,246 $2,438 150 - - - - $1,708
78,246
kWh
$2,438
150
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
07: 2.2514 COVER OPEN TANKS Savings:
$26,317
Cost:
$20,000
- - - - $26,317 2,399 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$26,317
2,399
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
08: 2.4323 USE OPTIMUM SIZE AND CAPACITY EQUIPMENT Savings:
$23,136
Cost:
$15,000
- - - - $23,136 2,110 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$23,136
2,110
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
09: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$4,474
Cost:
$3,180
- - - - $4,474 436 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,474
436
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
10: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$4,136
Cost:
$740
$4,136 189,742 - - - - - - $4,136
189,742
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
11: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$10,917
Cost:
$1,860
$5,412 248,258 $5,505 340 - - - - $5,412
248,258
kWh
$5,505
340
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
12: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$5,241
Cost:
$15
$2,597 119,136 $2,644 163 - - - - $2,597
119,136
kWh
$2,644
163
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
13: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$21,403
Cost:
$1,860
- - - - $21,403 1,951 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$21,403
1,951
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
14: 2.1243 USE HEAT FROM BOILER BLOWDOWN TO PREHEAT BOILER FEED WATER Savings:
$505
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $505 46 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$505
46
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
15: 2.1213 DIRECT WARMEST AIR TO COMBUSTION INTAKE Savings:
$333
Cost:
$213
- - - - $333 30 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$333
30
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
16: 2.6221 USE MOST EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND LESS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY Savings:
$16,258
Cost:
$40,000
- - - - $16,258 1,614 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$16,258
1,614
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
17: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$1,399
Cost:
$1,461
$357 16,364 - - $1,042 95 - - $357
16,364
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,042
95
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
18: 2.2164 TURN OFF STEAM TRACING DURING MILD WEATHER Savings:
$957
Cost:
$260
$244 11,193 - - $713 24 - - $244
11,193
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$713
24
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
19: 2.7229 AIR CONDITION ONLY SPACE NECESSARY Savings:
$1,847
Cost:
$3,725
$1,847 84,744 - - - - - - $1,847
84,744
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
20: 2.7243 IMPROVE AIR CIRCULATION WITH DESTRATIFICATION FANS / OTHER METHODS Savings:
$943
Cost:
$2,600
- - - - $943 86 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$943
86
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
21: 3.4154 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN WATER LINES AND VALVES Savings:
$2,298
Cost:
$115
- - - - - - $2,298 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$2,298
-
Tgal
22: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED Savings:
$19,469
Cost:
$15,000
- - - - $19,469 1,200 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$19,469
1,200
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
23: 2.7224 REDUCE SPACE CONDITIONING DURING NON-WORKING HOURS Savings:
$3,312
Cost:
$2,060
$741 33,980 - - $2,571 234 - - $741
33,980
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,571
234
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$232,741
Cost:
$190,699
$48,730 2,235,511 $64,549 3,623 $117,164 10,225 $2,298 - $48,730
2,235,511
kWh
$64,549
3,623
kW-months/year
$117,164
10,225
MMBtu
$2,298
-
Tgal
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$136,226
Cost:
$139,785
$38,517 1,767,009 $56,400 3,120 $39,011 3,072 $2,298 - $38,517
1,767,009
kWh
$56,400
3,120
kW-months/year
$39,011
3,072
MMBtu
$2,298
-
Tgal
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption