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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product Polyethylene plastic pipe
NAICS 326122 - Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
SIC 3084 - Plastics Pipe
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 100
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 63,000
Annual Production 19,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) NE
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $225,686 5,745,600 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $96,319 13,584 kW-months/year $7.09
Electricity Fees $380 - $ -
Natural Gas $4,214 715 MMBtu $5.89
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $326,599
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $25,222 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $16,657
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$8,157
Cost:
$19,968
$7,902 201,084 $255 36 - - $7,902
201,084
kWh
$255
36
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,082
Cost:
$1,037
$1,082 27,517 - - - - $1,082
27,517
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$5,755
Cost:
$24,540
$5,592 142,272 $163 23 - - $5,592
142,272
kWh
$163
23
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$5,525
Cost:
$11,586
$5,369 136,626 $156 22 - - $5,369
136,626
kWh
$156
22
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$203
Cost:
$25
$196 4,992 $7 1 - - $196
4,992
kWh
$7
1
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,037
Cost:
$1,500
- - - - $2,037 347 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,037
347
MMBtu
07: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$570
Cost:
$530
$424 10,792 $146 21 - - $424
10,792
kWh
$146
21
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$678
Cost:
$81
$332 8,487 $346 49 - - $332
8,487
kWh
$346
49
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7243 IMPROVE AIR CIRCULATION WITH DESTRATIFICATION FANS / OTHER METHODS Savings:
$1,215
Cost:
$3,400
- - - - $1,215 207 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,215
207
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$25,222
Cost:
$62,667
$20,897 531,770 $1,073 152 $3,252 554 $20,897
531,770
kWh
$1,073
152
kW-months/year
$3,252
554
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$16,657
Cost:
$36,072
$14,685 373,714 $757 107 $1,215 207 $14,685
373,714
kWh
$757
107
kW-months/year
$1,215
207
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas