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| IAC Center | University of Maine |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2000 |
| Principal Product | 3/4" Finished Pine Boards |
| NAICS | n/a |
| SIC | 2421 - Sawmills And Planing Mills, General |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 60 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 115,000 |
| Annual Production | 24,000,000 Thousand Feet |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 3,750 |
| Location (State) | ME |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $404,362 | 8,044,549 | kWh | $0.05 |
| Electricity Demand | $133,181 | 42,201 | kW-months/year | $3.16 |
| Electricity Fees | $16,030 | - | $ | - |
| Fuel Oil #2 | $504,320 | 96,399 | MMBtu | $5.23 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,057,893 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $1,082,321 | *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 | Electricity Fees | Fuel Oil #2 | Wood | Personnel Changes | Increase in Production | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Electricity Fees | Fuel Oil #2 | Wood | Personnel Changes | Increase in Production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | $ | $ | MMBtu | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.3414 BURN WASTE TO PRODUCE STEAM TO DRIVE A STEAM TURBINE GENERATOR SET AND USE STEAM EXHAUST FOR HEAT |
Savings: $625,184 Cost: $1,387,500 |
$182,841 | 5,631,301 | $54,839 | 29,337 | - | - | $504,320 | 96,399 | $(-116,816) | (-128,427) | - | - | - | - |
$182,841 5,631,301 kWh |
$54,839 29,337 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$504,320 96,399 MMBtu |
$(-116,816) (-128,427) MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS |
Savings: $2,377 Cost: $2,124 |
$2,377 | 47,186 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,377 47,186 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 03: 2.1311 REPLACE ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED EQUIPMENT WITH FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $2,070 Cost: $4,700 |
$3,142 | 62,427 | $320 | 101 | - | - | $(-1,392) | (-266) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$3,142 62,427 kWh |
$320 101 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$(-1,392) (-266) MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 04: 2.8123 PAY UTILITY BILLS ON TIME |
Savings: $1,617 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | $1,617 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$1,617 - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 05: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $856 Cost: $890 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $856 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$856 131 MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 06: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES |
Savings: $752 Cost: $490 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $752 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$752 115 MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $666 Cost: $1,088 |
$518 | 10,258 | $148 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$518 10,258 kWh |
$148 47 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 08: 2.7134 USE PHOTOCELL CONTROLS |
Savings: $387 Cost: $600 |
$387 | 7,620 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$387 7,620 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 09: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $375 Cost: $230 |
$375 | 7,620 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$375 7,620 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $212 Cost: $518 |
$163 | 3,224 | $49 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$163 3,224 kWh |
$49 16 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 11: 3.7212 IMPROVED MATERIAL HANDLING (MIXING AND TRANSFER) |
Savings: $8,450 Cost: $52,500 |
$7,036 | 139,801 | $1,414 | 448 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$7,036 139,801 kWh |
$1,414 448 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 12: 4.1110 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK |
Savings: $437,500 Cost: $784,300 |
- | (-115,768) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $437,500 | - |
- (-115,768) kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
$437,500 - % |
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| 13: 4.5130 RE-ARRANGE EQUIPMENT LAYOUT TO REDUCE LABOR COSTS |
Savings: $1,875 Cost: $965 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,875 | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
$1,875 - $ |
- - % |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $1,082,321 Cost: $2,235,905 |
$196,839 | 5,793,669 | $56,770 | 29,949 | $1,617 | - | $504,536 | 96,379 | $(-116,816) | (-128,427) | $1,875 | - | $437,500 | - | $196,839 5,793,669 kWh |
$56,770 29,949 kW-months/year |
$1,617 - $ |
$504,536 96,379 MMBtu |
$(-116,816) (-128,427) MMBtu |
$1,875 - $ |
$437,500 - % |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
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- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - % |
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