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IAC Center University of Missouri-Columbia
Assessment Year 2013
Principal Product railroad tank cars
NAICS 336510 - Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
SIC 3743 - Railroad Equipment
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 511
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 360,000
Annual Production 3,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 5,200
Location (State) AR
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,087,881 22,353,940 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $497,884 53,489 kW-months/year $9.31
Natural Gas $402,089 250,810 MMBtu $1.60
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,987,854
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $202,709 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $137,985
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$56,550
Cost:
$18,200
$39,554 791,073 $16,996 1,826 - - $39,554
791,073
kWh
$16,996
1,826
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$31,447
Cost:
$13,600
- - - - $31,447 16,675 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$31,447
16,675
MMBtu
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,082
Cost:
$1,800
$1,443 28,852 $639 69 - - $1,443
28,852
kWh
$639
69
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4112 INSTALL SOFT-START TO ELIMINATE NUISANCE TRIPS Savings:
$1,563
Cost:
$760
- - $1,563 168 - - -
-
kWh
$1,563
168
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$20,763
Cost:
$63,637
$14,535 290,692 $6,228 669 - - $14,535
290,692
kWh
$6,228
669
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$156
Cost:
-
$156 3,128 - - - - $156
3,128
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$47,580
Cost:
$267,500
$33,280 665,600 $14,300 1,536 - - $33,280
665,600
kWh
$14,300
1,536
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$998
Cost:
$190
$998 19,968 - - - - $998
19,968
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.2424 USE HEAT IN FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS Savings:
$31,162
Cost:
$150,000
- - - - $31,162 19,440 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$31,162
19,440
MMBtu
10: 2.7133 USE SEPARATE SWITCHES ON PERIMETER LIGHTING WHICH MAY BE TURNED OFF WHEN NATURAL LIGHT IS AVAILABLE Savings:
$1,959
Cost:
$600
$1,959 39,175 - - - - $1,959
39,175
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$8,450
Cost:
-
$8,450 169,000 - - - - $8,450
169,000
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$202,709
Cost:
$516,287
$100,374 2,007,487 $39,726 4,267 $62,609 36,115 $100,374
2,007,487
kWh
$39,726
4,267
kW-months/year
$62,609
36,115
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$137,985
Cost:
$352,087
$98,259 1,965,185 $39,726 4,267 - - $98,259
1,965,185
kWh
$39,726
4,267
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas