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IAC Center University of Miami
Assessment Year 2014
Principal Product Promotional Material
NAICS 339950 - Sign Manufacturing
SIC 3993 - Signs And Advertising Specialities
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 425
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 450,000
Annual Production 125,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 7,488
Location (State) FL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $360,375 8,161,977 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $240,448 18,956 kW-months/year $12.68
Electricity Fees $150,542 - $ -
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $751,365
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $528,820 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
01: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD Savings:
$139,206
Cost:
$330,000
$65,877 1,497,203 $30,429 2,399 - - $42,900 - $65,877
1,497,203
kWh
$30,429
2,399
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$42,900
-
$
02: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$70,433
Cost:
$80
$48,209 1,095,669 $22,224 1,752 - - - - $48,209
1,095,669
kWh
$22,224
1,752
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.7425 CLEAN OR COLOR ROOF TO REDUCE SOLAR LOAD Savings:
$58,931
Cost:
$93,833
$40,309 916,121 $18,622 1,468 - - - - $40,309
916,121
kWh
$18,622
1,468
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.3192 USE FOSSIL FUEL POWERED GENERATOR DURING PEAK DEMAND PERIODS Savings:
$47,940
Cost:
$1,400
- - - - - - $47,940 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$47,940
-
$
05: 2.7496 INSTALL PARTITIONS TO REDUCE SIZE OF CONDITIONED SPACE Savings:
$33,525
Cost:
$8,960
$22,933 521,212 $10,592 835 - - - - $22,933
521,212
kWh
$10,592
835
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$33,490
Cost:
$80
$22,910 520,676 $10,580 834 - - - - $22,910
520,676
kWh
$10,580
834
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$30,776
Cost:
$62,320
$21,033 478,034 $9,743 768 - - - - $21,033
478,034
kWh
$9,743
768
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED Savings:
$27,155
Cost:
$33,600
$27,155 617,162 - - - - - - $27,155
617,162
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.2522 ISOLATE HOT OR COLD EQUIPMENT Savings:
$22,002
Cost:
$26,830
$10,433 237,120 $11,569 912 - - - - $10,433
237,120
kWh
$11,569
912
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 2.7132 INSTALL TIMERS ON LIGHT SWITCHES IN LITTLE USED AREAS Savings:
$18,560
Cost:
$640
$18,560 422,499 - - - - - - $18,560
422,499
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
11: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$11,297
Cost:
$1,660
$3,795 86,240 $7,502 592 - - - - $3,795
86,240
kWh
$7,502
592
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
12: 3.5313 INCREASE AMOUNT OF WASTE RECOVERED FOR RESALE Savings:
$7,749
Cost:
$800
- - - - $7,749 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$7,749
-
$
-
-
$
13: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$7,686
Cost:
$3,200
$5,250 119,329 $2,436 192 - - - - $5,250
119,329
kWh
$2,436
192
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
14: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$7,659
Cost:
$9,784
$5,223 118,716 $2,436 192 - - - - $5,223
118,716
kWh
$2,436
192
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
15: 2.7229 AIR CONDITION ONLY SPACE NECESSARY Savings:
$5,676
Cost:
$20,960
$3,849 87,483 $1,827 144 - - - - $3,849
87,483
kWh
$1,827
144
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
16: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$4,110
Cost:
$4,800
$2,811 63,891 $1,299 102 - - - - $2,811
63,891
kWh
$1,299
102
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
17: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,625
Cost:
$80
$1,164 26,445 $1,461 115 - - - - $1,164
26,445
kWh
$1,461
115
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$528,820
Cost:
$599,027
$299,511 6,807,800 $130,720 10,305 $7,749 - $90,840 - $299,511
6,807,800
kWh
$130,720
10,305
kW-months/year
$7,749
-
$
$90,840
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost