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IAC Center Univ. of Kansas
Assessment Year 1999
Principal Product plastic cups and lids
NAICS n/a
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 135
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 250,000
Annual Production 250,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) MO
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $238,666 5,605,510 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $143,303 11,520 kW-months/year $12.44
Natural Gas $62,019 10,788 MMBtu $5.75
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $615,137
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $27,620 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Primary Product Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Primary Product
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ lb $ $ $ $ $ $
01: 2.2612 USE COOLING TOWER WATER INSTEAD OF REFRIGERATION Savings:
$5,950
Cost:
$9,500
$3,840 134,525 $2,110 178 - - - - - - - - $3,840
134,525
kWh
$2,110
178
kW-months/year
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$4,580
Cost:
$160
$2,500 87,925 $2,080 176 - - - - - - - - $2,500
87,925
kWh
$2,080
176
kW-months/year
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$2,830
Cost:
$5,010
$1,200 42,204 $1,000 84 - - - - $630 - - - $1,200
42,204
kWh
$1,000
84
kW-months/year
-
-
lb
-
-
$
$630
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,400
Cost:
$1,470
$280 9,672 $160 13 - - $960 - - - - - $280
9,672
kWh
$160
13
kW-months/year
-
-
lb
$960
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 3.5212 REGRIND, REUSE, OR SELL SCRAP PLASTIC PARTS Savings:
$12,860
Cost:
$18,600
- - - - $(-18,520) 463,800 - - - - $31,380 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-18,520)
463,800
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
$31,380
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$27,620
Cost:
$34,740
$7,820 274,326 $5,350 451 $(-18,520) 463,800 $960 - $630 - $31,380 - $7,820
274,326
kWh
$5,350
451
kW-months/year
$(-18,520)
463,800
lb
$960
-
$
$630
-
$
$31,380
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ lb $ $ $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Primary Product Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Primary Product