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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Fasteners & Urethane Products
NAICS 339993 - Fastener, Button, Needle, and Pin Manufacturing
SIC 3429 - Hardware, Nec
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 130
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 150,000
Annual Production 15,500,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,736
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $467,433 7,965,021 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $205,343 15,504 kW-months/year $13.24
Electricity Fees $67,277 - $ -
Natural Gas $135,096 25,197 MMBtu $5.36
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $875,149
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $34,335 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $5,535
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$8,920
Cost:
$20,600
$567 9,660 $353 27 - - $8,000 - $567
9,660
kWh
$353
27
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$8,000
-
$
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$5,167
Cost:
$470
$3,920 66,790 $1,247 92 - - - - $3,920
66,790
kWh
$1,247
92
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.2523 REDUCE INFILTRATION TO REFRIGERATED AREAS; ISOLATE HOT EQUIPMENT FROM REFRIGERATED AREAS Savings:
$5,245
Cost:
$6,960
$2,051 35,339 $1,925 145 $1,269 237 - - $2,051
35,339
kWh
$1,925
145
kW-months/year
$1,269
237
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$4,110
Cost:
$5,543
$4,110 70,008 - - - - - - $4,110
70,008
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.2523 REDUCE INFILTRATION TO REFRIGERATED AREAS; ISOLATE HOT EQUIPMENT FROM REFRIGERATED AREAS Savings:
$3,909
Cost:
$1,547
$2,721 46,355 $1,188 89 - - - - $2,721
46,355
kWh
$1,188
89
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$2,690
Cost:
$4,712
$2,051 34,936 $639 48 - - - - $2,051
34,936
kWh
$639
48
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,686
Cost:
$214
$1,284 21,842 $402 30 - - - - $1,284
21,842
kWh
$402
30
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$1,121
Cost:
$175
$660 11,242 $352 26 $109 20 - - $660
11,242
kWh
$352
26
kW-months/year
$109
20
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.7144 INSTALL SPECTRAL REFLECTORS / DELAMP Savings:
$602
Cost:
$280
$459 7,827 $143 11 - - - - $459
7,827
kWh
$143
11
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$557
Cost:
$980
$557 9,490 - - - - - - $557
9,490
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.1213 DIRECT WARMEST AIR TO COMBUSTION INTAKE Savings:
$328
Cost:
$212
- - - - $328 61 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$328
61
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$34,335
Cost:
$41,693
$18,380 313,489 $6,249 468 $1,706 318 $8,000 - $18,380
313,489
kWh
$6,249
468
kW-months/year
$1,706
318
MMBtu
$8,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$5,535
Cost:
$6,186
$4,351 74,095 $1,184 89 - - - - $4,351
74,095
kWh
$1,184
89
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost