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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product plastic bottles
NAICS 326160 - Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
SIC 3085 - Plastics Bottles
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 95
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 180,000
Annual Production 228,876,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) IA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $534,117 15,915,000 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $381,681 30,276 kW-months/year $12.61
Electricity Fees $27,693 - $ -
Natural Gas $10,705 1,888 MMBtu $5.67
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $954,196
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $16,745 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $12,152
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,660
Cost:
$273
$1,101 32,936 $559 46 $1,101
32,936
kWh
$559
46
kW-months/year
02: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$688
Cost:
$525
$456 13,666 $232 19 $456
13,666
kWh
$232
19
kW-months/year
03: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$5,133
Cost:
$1,343
$3,541 105,997 $1,592 146 $3,541
105,997
kWh
$1,592
146
kW-months/year
04: 2.6221 USE MOST EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND LESS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY Savings:
$3,683
Cost:
$1,560
$3,683 110,278 - - $3,683
110,278
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
05: 2.2523 REDUCE INFILTRATION TO REFRIGERATED AREAS; ISOLATE HOT EQUIPMENT FROM REFRIGERATED AREAS Savings:
$774
Cost:
$989
$774 23,159 - - $774
23,159
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$910
Cost:
$3,310
$910 27,256 - - $910
27,256
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
07: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$1,493
Cost:
$2,044
$990 29,646 $503 41 $990
29,646
kWh
$503
41
kW-months/year
08: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,511
Cost:
$2,009
$780 23,300 $731 59 $780
23,300
kWh
$731
59
kW-months/year
09: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$893
Cost:
$882
$893 26,727 - - $893
26,727
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$16,745
Cost:
$12,935
$13,128 392,965 $3,617 310 $13,128
392,965
kWh
$3,617
310
kW-months/year
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$12,152
Cost:
$8,065
$8,535 255,431 $3,617 310 $8,535
255,431
kWh
$3,617
310
kW-months/year
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Usage Electricity Demand