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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product Cheese
NAICS 311513 - Cheese Manufacturing
SIC 2022 - Cheese, Natural And Processed
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 300
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 112,000
Annual Production 120,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $350,519 6,662,600 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $223,199 13,608 kW-months/year $16.40
Natural Gas $177,176 21,481 MMBtu $8.25
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $750,894
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $23,084 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $12,004
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,327
Cost:
$1,729
$1,249 23,568 $78 5 - - $1,249
23,568
kWh
$78
5
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$3,102
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $3,102 376 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,102
376
MMBtu
03: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$2,659
Cost:
$140
$2,659 50,544 - - - - $2,659
50,544
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7311 VENTILATION SYSTEM TO SHUT OFF WHEN ROOM IS NOT IN USE Savings:
$3,433
Cost:
$500
$617 11,739 - - $2,816 341 $617
11,739
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,816
341
MMBtu
05: 2.7314 REDUCE VENTILATION AIR Savings:
$1,483
Cost:
$2,000
$231 4,401 - - $1,252 152 $231
4,401
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,252
152
MMBtu
06: 2.1221 REPLACE OBSOLETE BURNERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT ONES Savings:
$11,080
Cost:
$240,000
- - - - $11,080 1,343 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$11,080
1,343
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$23,084
Cost:
$245,369
$4,756 90,252 $78 5 $18,250 2,212 $4,756
90,252
kWh
$78
5
kW-months/year
$18,250
2,212
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$12,004
Cost:
$5,369
$4,756 90,252 $78 5 $7,170 869 $4,756
90,252
kWh
$78
5
kW-months/year
$7,170
869
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas