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| IAC Center | University of Illinois, Chicago |
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| Assessment Year | 2025 |
| Principal Product | HDPE rigid plastic containers |
| NAICS | 326160 - Plastics Bottle Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3085 - Plastics Bottles |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 48 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 200,000 |
| Annual Production | 35,000,000 Pieces |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,240 |
| Location (State) | IL |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $181,624 | 7,465,113 | kWh | $0.02 |
| Electricity Demand | $206,749 | 18,979 | kW-months/year | $10.89 |
| Electricity Fees | $41,815 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $40,381 | 4,981 | MMBtu | $8.11 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $470,569 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $36,172 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.7241 INSTALL OUTSIDE AIR DAMPER / ECONOMIZER ON HVAC UNIT |
Savings: $9,345 Cost: $13,327 |
$6,120 | 254,987 | $3,225 | 296 | - | - |
$6,120 254,987 kWh |
$3,225 296 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $440 Cost: - |
$241 | 10,032 | $200 | 18 | - | - |
$241 10,032 kWh |
$200 18 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $2,821 Cost: $4,859 |
$2,763 | 115,128 | $58 | 5 | - | - |
$2,763 115,128 kWh |
$58 5 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $3,819 Cost: $678 |
$2,039 | 84,959 | $1,780 | 163 | - | - |
$2,039 84,959 kWh |
$1,780 163 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES |
Savings: $393 Cost: $1,089 |
$389 | 16,216 | $4 | 0 | - | - |
$389 16,216 kWh |
$4 0 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.3191 USE DEMAND CONTROLLER OR LOAD SHEDDER |
Savings: $657 Cost: $3,632 |
$170 | 7,080 | - | - | $487 | 60 |
$170 7,080 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$487 60 MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $2,266 Cost: $2,982 |
$1,210 | 50,414 | $1,056 | 97 | - | - |
$1,210 50,414 kWh |
$1,056 97 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 08: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD |
Savings: $15,398 Cost: $114,881 |
$8,221 | 342,550 | $7,176 | 659 | - | - |
$8,221 342,550 kWh |
$7,176 659 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 09: 2.3132 RECHARGE BATTERIES ON DURING OFF-PEAK DEMAND PERIODS |
Savings: $941 Cost: - |
- | - | $941 | 86 | - | - |
- - kWh |
$941 86 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 10: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA |
Savings: $93 Cost: - |
$50 | 2,067 | $43 | 4 | - | - |
$50 2,067 kWh |
$43 4 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $36,172 Cost: $141,448 |
$21,203 | 883,434 | $14,483 | 1,329 | $487 | 60 | $21,203 883,434 kWh |
$14,483 1,329 kW-months/year |
$487 60 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
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- - MMBtu |
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