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IAC Center Louisiana State University
Assessment Year 2020
Principal Product Railroad Tank Cars
NAICS 336510 - Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
SIC 3743 - Railroad Equipment
Sales <$500,000
# of Employees 350
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 1,000,000
Annual Production 2,080 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
Location (State) LA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $914,006 21,106,476 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $822,484 62,785 kW-months/year $13.10
Natural Gas $836,685 224,337 MMBtu $3.73
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $2,573,175
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $411,402 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu
01: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$12,423
Cost:
$150
$12,423 286,876 - - - - - - $12,423
286,876
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$67,360
Cost:
$13,000
- - $67,360 5,142 - - - - -
-
kWh
$67,360
5,142
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,236
Cost:
$1,080
$5,236 120,903 - - - - - - $5,236
120,903
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,978
Cost:
$559
$1,978 45,677 - - - - - - $1,978
45,677
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$235,346
Cost:
$155,805
$148,357 3,425,898 $86,989 6,640 - - - - $148,357
3,425,898
kWh
$86,989
6,640
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$324
Cost:
$970
$324 7,479 - - - - - - $324
7,479
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.2427 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT INCOMING FLUIDS Savings:
$75,962
Cost:
$304,000
- - - - - - $75,962 20,367 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$75,962
20,367
MMBtu
08: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$8,178
Cost:
$56,728
- - - - $8,178 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$8,178
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$4,595
Cost:
$34,100
$4,595 106,102 - - - - - - $4,595
106,102
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$411,402
Cost:
$566,392
$172,913 3,992,935 $154,349 11,782 $8,178 - $75,962 20,367 $172,913
3,992,935
kWh
$154,349
11,782
kW-months/year
$8,178
-
$
$75,962
20,367
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas