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IAC Center Louisiana State University
Assessment Year 2022
Principal Product Bread
NAICS 311812 - Commercial Bakeries
SIC 2051 - Bread, Cake, And Related Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 150
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 68,000
Annual Production 70,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 5,720
Location (State) LA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $228,542 3,220,411 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $68,163 6,412 kW-months/year $10.63
Natural Gas $118,097 24,088 MMBtu $4.90
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $414,802
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $190,762 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $184,072
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Natural Gas Primary Product Electricity Usage Natural Gas Primary Product
$ kWh $ MMBtu $ $
01: 4.661 LEVEL ZERO – INSTALL CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR EXISTING EQUIPMENT Savings:
$50,000
Cost:
-
- - - - $50,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
$50,000
-
$
02: 4.132 PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE MATERIAL USE / COST Savings:
$9,603
Cost:
$1,118
$(-322) (-4,533) - - $9,925 - $(-322)
(-4,533)
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
$9,925
-
$
03: 4.642 INSTALL SENSORS TO DETECT AND AVOID JAMS Savings:
$72,450
Cost:
$2,400
- - - - $72,450 - -
-
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
$72,450
-
$
04: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$631
Cost:
$75
$631 8,890 - - - - $631
8,890
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,461
Cost:
$270
$1,461 20,580 - - - - $1,461
20,580
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$247
Cost:
$100
$247 3,447 - - - - $247
3,447
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 4.662 LEVEL ONE – ADD COMMUNICATION USING IIOT DEVICES TO EXISTING CONTROL SYSTEM TO MODIFY OPERATIONS Savings:
$49,680
Cost:
$58,020
- - - - $49,680 - -
-
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
$49,680
-
$
08: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$6,502
Cost:
$14,000
- - $6,502 1,326 - - -
-
kWh
$6,502
1,326
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$188
Cost:
$415
$188 2,652 - - - - $188
2,652
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$190,762
Cost:
$76,398
$2,205 31,036 $6,502 1,326 $182,055 - $2,205
31,036
kWh
$6,502
1,326
MMBtu
$182,055
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$184,072
Cost:
$61,983
$2,017 28,384 - - $182,055 - $2,017
28,384
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
$182,055
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Natural Gas Primary Product Electricity Usage Natural Gas Primary Product