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IAC Center University of Maine
Assessment Year 1998
Principal Product dry wall board
NAICS n/a
SIC 3275 - Gypsum Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 65
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 205,000
Annual Production 325,000,000 Thousand Feet
Production Hrs. Annual 8,384
Location (State) NH
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,464,369 15,328,253 kWh $0.10
Electricity Demand $241,628 29,265 kW-months/year $8.26
Electricity Fees $6,022 - $ -
Natural Gas $3,211,391 745,188 MMBtu $4.31
Fuel Oil #2 $11,191 2,843 MMBtu $3.94
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $4,934,601
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $194,208 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $188,862
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Raw Material By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Raw Material By-product Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
01: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$67,656
Cost:
$52,600
- - - - $67,656 15,929 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$67,656
15,929
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$15,186
Cost:
$28,000
$15,186 162,954 - - - - - - - - $15,186
162,954
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$10,928
Cost:
$2,675
$10,928 130,129 - - - - - - - - $10,928
130,129
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$4,866
Cost:
$6,900
- - - - $4,866 1,129 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,866
1,129
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,171
Cost:
$1,923
$1,853 23,154 $318 39 - - - - - - $1,853
23,154
kWh
$318
39
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$1,309
Cost:
$1,457
$1,148 14,361 $161 20 - - - - - - $1,148
14,361
kWh
$161
20
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.1311 REPLACE ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED EQUIPMENT WITH FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,213
Cost:
$1,405
$1,016 12,603 $446 54 $(-249) (-58) - - - - $1,016
12,603
kWh
$446
54
kW-months/year
$(-249)
(-58)
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$466
Cost:
$225
$466 8,792 - - - - - - - - $466
8,792
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$233
Cost:
$375
$233 2,931 - - - - - - - - $233
2,931
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 4.2220 PURCHASE RE-CONDITIONED MATERIAL INSTEAD OF NEW Savings:
$89,700
Cost:
$11,750
- - - - - - $89,700 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$89,700
-
$
-
-
$
11: 3.5316 CONTRACT A WOOD PALLET RECYCLING COMPANY Savings:
$480
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - $480 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$480
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$194,208
Cost:
$107,310
$30,830 354,924 $925 113 $72,273 17,000 $89,700 - $480 - $30,830
354,924
kWh
$925
113
kW-months/year
$72,273
17,000
MMBtu
$89,700
-
$
$480
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$188,862
Cost:
$100,410
$30,830 354,924 $925 113 $67,407 15,871 $89,700 - - - $30,830
354,924
kWh
$925
113
kW-months/year
$67,407
15,871
MMBtu
$89,700
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Raw Material By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Primary Raw Material By-product Production