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IAC Center University of Illinois, Chicago
Assessment Year 2011
Principal Product Foam Board Insulation
NAICS 326140 - Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
SIC 3086 - Plastics Foam Products
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 80
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 220,700
Annual Production 215,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) IL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $704,455 12,203,939 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $13,114 1,696 kW-months/year $7.73
Natural Gas $57,260 12,078 MMBtu $4.74
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $781,029
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $31,754 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
01: 2.2612 USE COOLING TOWER WATER INSTEAD OF REFRIGERATION Savings:
$19,544
Cost:
$36,000
$12,402 213,815 $7,142 924 - - - - $12,402
213,815
kWh
$7,142
924
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$189
Cost:
$427
$150 2,573 $39 5 - - - - $150
2,573
kWh
$39
5
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,983
Cost:
$8,704
$1,696 29,250 $310 40 $(-174) - $1,151 - $1,696
29,250
kWh
$310
40
kW-months/year
$(-174)
-
$
$1,151
-
$
04: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$7,487
Cost:
$13,428
$6,331 109,163 $1,156 150 - - - - $6,331
109,163
kWh
$1,156
150
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.4323 USE OPTIMUM SIZE AND CAPACITY EQUIPMENT Savings:
$965
Cost:
$3,337
$965 16,644 - - - - - - $965
16,644
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$236
Cost:
-
$236 4,063 - - - - - - $236
4,063
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.6211 CONSERVE ENERGY BY EFFICIENT USE OF VENDING MACHINES Savings:
$350
Cost:
-
$296 5,100 $54 7 - - - - $296
5,100
kWh
$54
7
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$31,754
Cost:
$61,896
$22,076 380,608 $8,701 1,126 $(-174) - $1,151 - $22,076
380,608
kWh
$8,701
1,126
kW-months/year
$(-174)
-
$
$1,151
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost