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IAC Center University of Illinois, Chicago
Assessment Year 2023
Principal Product Water Soluble Film
NAICS 325611 - Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
SIC 2841 - Soap And Other Detergents
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 466
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 305,986
Annual Production 15,757 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) IN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $679,448 15,261,120 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $731,804 27,993 kW-months/year $26.14
Electricity Fees $313,761 - $ -
Natural Gas $2,878,864 411,680 MMBtu $6.99
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $4,603,877
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $1,188,528 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $34,656
#|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:
$538
Cost:
$1,455
$300 6,658 $238 9 - - $300
6,658
kWh
$238
9
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,613
Cost:
$254
- - - - $2,613 373 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,613
373
MMBtu
03: 2.1115 ELIMINATE COMBUSTIBLE GAS IN FLUE GAS Savings:
$205,098
Cost:
$12,050
- - - - $205,098 29,341 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$205,098
29,341
MMBtu
04: 2.2121 INCREASE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATE RETURNED Savings:
$89,401
Cost:
$210,300
- - - - $89,401 12,899 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$89,401
12,899
MMBtu
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$21,146
Cost:
$4,937
$11,856 259,060 $9,290 355 - - $11,856
259,060
kWh
$9,290
355
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.2427 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT INCOMING FLUIDS Savings:
$26,751
Cost:
$41,956
- - - - $26,751 3,822 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$26,751
3,822
MMBtu
07: 2.1212 OPERATE BOILERS ON HIGH FIRE SETTING Savings:
$3,858
Cost:
$72
- - - - $3,858 552 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,858
552
MMBtu
08: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$58,649
Cost:
$36,118
$32,653 725,626 $25,996 994 - - $32,653
725,626
kWh
$25,996
994
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY Savings:
$159,499
Cost:
$2,716,228
$122,900 2,731,034 $36,600 1,400 - - $122,900
2,731,034
kWh
$36,600
1,400
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.3415 USE A FOSSIL FUEL ENGINE TO COGENERATE ELECTRICITY OR MOTIVE POWER; AND UTILIZE HEAT Savings:
$610,617
Cost:
$3,463,096
$1,224,164 28,301,458 - - $(-613,547) (-87,775) $1,224,164
28,301,458
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-613,547)
(-87,775)
MMBtu
11: 2.2135 REPAIR AND ELIMINATE STEAM LEAKS Savings:
$10,359
Cost:
$750
- - - - $10,359 14,820 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$10,359
14,820
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$1,188,528
Cost:
$6,487,216
$1,391,872 32,023,836 $72,123 2,758 $(-275,468) (-25,968) $1,391,872
32,023,836
kWh
$72,123
2,758
kW-months/year
$(-275,468)
(-25,968)
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$34,656
Cost:
$7,396
$12,156 265,718 $9,528 364 $12,972 15,193 $12,156
265,718
kWh
$9,528
364
kW-months/year
$12,972
15,193
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas