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IAC Center Iowa State University
Assessment Year 2016
Principal Product Cheese and dried whey powders
NAICS 311513 - Cheese Manufacturing
SIC 2022 - Cheese, Natural And Processed
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 80
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 100,000
Annual Production 530,000,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 7,488
Location (State) IA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $718,025 11,374,618 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $216,494 20,424 kW-months/year $10.60
Natural Gas $459,058 271,976 MMBtu $1.69
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,393,577
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $57,657 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $53,799
#|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:
$33,778
Cost:
$52,400
$25,584 405,496 $8,194 773 - - $25,584
405,496
kWh
$8,194
773
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$11,222
Cost:
$7,477
$8,839 140,304 $2,383 224 - - $8,839
140,304
kWh
$2,383
224
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$3,873
Cost:
$750
$3,051 48,373 $822 78 - - $3,051
48,373
kWh
$822
78
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.1213 DIRECT WARMEST AIR TO COMBUSTION INTAKE Savings:
$4,205
Cost:
$2,457
- - - - $4,205 2,488 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,205
2,488
MMBtu
05: 2.7122 DISCONNECT BALLASTS Savings:
$2,687
Cost:
$980
$2,117 33,546 $570 54 - - $2,117
33,546
kWh
$570
54
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES Savings:
$1,171
Cost:
$2,324
- - - - $1,171 661 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,171
661
MMBtu
07: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$721
Cost:
$1,740
$721 11,430 - - - - $721
11,430
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$57,657
Cost:
$68,128
$40,312 639,149 $11,969 1,129 $5,376 3,149 $40,312
639,149
kWh
$11,969
1,129
kW-months/year
$5,376
3,149
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$53,799
Cost:
$64,824
$38,195 605,603 $11,399 1,075 $4,205 2,488 $38,195
605,603
kWh
$11,399
1,075
kW-months/year
$4,205
2,488
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas