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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product Expandable Foam
NAICS 326113 - Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
SIC 3081 - Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 60
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 82,500
Annual Production 4,800,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,120
Location (State) IA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $101,967 2,876,000 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $92,576 6,268 kW-months/year $14.77
Electricity Fees $6,775 - $ -
Natural Gas $308,466 58,142 MMBtu $5.31
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $509,784
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $25,476 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.1213 DIRECT WARMEST AIR TO COMBUSTION INTAKE Savings:
$2,225
Cost:
$401
- - - - $2,225 419 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,225
419
MMBtu
02: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$664
Cost:
$390
$225 6,365 $439 30 - - $225
6,365
kWh
$439
30
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$442
Cost:
$1,424
$442 12,460 - - - - $442
12,460
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$769
Cost:
$799
$424 11,996 $345 24 - - $424
11,996
kWh
$345
24
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$10,589
Cost:
$11,275
$6,401 181,348 $4,188 286 - - $6,401
181,348
kWh
$4,188
286
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$2,822
Cost:
$971
$1,686 47,790 $1,136 95 - - $1,686
47,790
kWh
$1,136
95
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.2531 RE-SIZE CHARGING OPENINGS OR ADD MOVABLE COVER OR DOOR Savings:
$1,014
Cost:
$1,466
- - - - $1,014 191 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,014
191
MMBtu
08: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,427
Cost:
$250
$786 22,278 $641 43 - - $786
22,278
kWh
$641
43
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$4,537
Cost:
$7,700
$1,726 48,882 $2,811 192 - - $1,726
48,882
kWh
$2,811
192
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$987
Cost:
$1,009
$516 14,647 $471 32 - - $516
14,647
kWh
$471
32
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$25,476
Cost:
$25,685
$12,206 345,766 $10,031 701 $3,239 610 $12,206
345,766
kWh
$10,031
701
kW-months/year
$3,239
610
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas