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| IAC Center | University of Illinois, Chicago |
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| Assessment Year | 2005 |
| Principal Product | Road Construction Equipment, Automotive Lenses, and Caster Wheels |
| NAICS | 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 95 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 125,000 |
| Annual Production | 12,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,144 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $352,756 | 6,059,019 | kWh | $0.06 |
| Electricity Demand | $63,629 | 14,372 | kW-months/year | $4.43 |
| Electricity Fees | $6,437 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $32,110 | 4,256 | MMBtu | $7.54 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $454,932 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $35,773 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $9,675 | |||
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Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.2614 USE COOLING TOWER OR ECONOMIZER TO REPLACE CHILLER COOLING |
Savings: $6,719 Cost: $35,000 |
$8,360 | 144,133 | $1,183 | 267 | - | - | - | - | $(-2,824) | - |
$8,360 144,133 kWh |
$1,183 267 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
$(-2,824) - $ |
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| 02: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $18,085 Cost: $66,591 |
$15,998 | 275,819 | $2,087 | 471 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$15,998 275,819 kWh |
$2,087 471 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $246 Cost: - |
$210 | 3,625 | $36 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$210 3,625 kWh |
$36 8 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $2,577 Cost: $1,200 |
$2,129 | 36,696 | $448 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,129 36,696 kWh |
$448 101 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.6242 MINIMIZE OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT MAINTAINED IN STANDBY CONDITION |
Savings: $6,852 Cost: $1,520 |
$5,963 | 102,821 | $889 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$5,963 102,821 kWh |
$889 200 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA |
Savings: $671 Cost: $48 |
- | - | - | - | $671 | 89 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$671 89 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS |
Savings: $92 Cost: $364 |
$87 | 1,500 | $5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$87 1,500 kWh |
$5 1 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $531 Cost: $1,121 |
$173 | 2,971 | $17 | 4 | - | - | $84 | - | $257 | - |
$173 2,971 kWh |
$17 4 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$84 - $ |
$257 - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $35,773 Cost: $105,844 |
$32,920 | 567,565 | $4,665 | 1,052 | $671 | 89 | $84 | - | $(-2,567) | - | $32,920 567,565 kWh |
$4,665 1,052 kW-months/year |
$671 89 MMBtu |
$84 - $ |
$(-2,567) - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $9,675 Cost: $2,720 |
$8,302 | 143,142 | $1,373 | 309 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,302 143,142 kWh |
$1,373 309 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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