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IAC Center Notre Dame Univ.
Assessment Year 1997
Principal Product pallet racks
NAICS n/a
SIC 3429 - Hardware, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 220
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 300,000
Annual Production 35,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 4,250
Location (State) MI
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $269,187 7,211,606 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $188,537 19,343 kW-months/year $9.75
Natural Gas $466,073 97,042 MMBtu $4.80
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $923,797
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $1,552,297 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $231,660
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Primary Raw Material Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Primary Raw Material Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $
01: 4.212 ADOPT IN-HOUSE MATERIAL GENERATION Savings:
$1,307,600
Cost:
$1,300,000
- - - - - - - - $1,307,600 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$1,307,600
-
$
-
-
$
02: 4.322 ELIMINATE OLD STOCK AND MODIFY INVENTORY CONTROL Savings:
$217,807
Cost:
$100,000
$10,471 280,481 $7,336 752 - - $200,000 - - - - - $10,471
280,481
kWh
$7,336
752
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$200,000
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$2,561
Cost:
$1,435
$1,505 43,962 $1,056 108 - - - - - - - - $1,505
43,962
kWh
$1,056
108
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$7,023
Cost:
$15,339
- - - - - - - - $7,023 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$7,023
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$6,117
Cost:
$4,500
$6,117 180,832 - - - - - - - - - - $6,117
180,832
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$5,175
Cost:
$993
- - - - $5,175 1,078 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,175
1,078
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$2,266
Cost:
$400
$2,266 35,756 - - - - - - - - - - $2,266
35,756
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 4.114 ADD/MODIFY EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE DRYING PROCESS Savings:
$1,310
Cost:
$330
- - - - - - $1,310 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$1,310
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$652
Cost:
$600
$652 19,050 - - - - - - - - - - $652
19,050
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$324
Cost:
$363
$191 4,982 $133 14 - - - - - - - - $191
4,982
kWh
$133
14
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
11: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED Savings:
$276
Cost:
-
$162 4,396 $114 12 - - - - - - - - $162
4,396
kWh
$114
12
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
12: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$149
Cost:
$60
$149 4,396 - - - - - - - - - - $149
4,396
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
13: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$55
Cost:
-
$55 1,465 - - - - - - - - - - $55
1,465
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
14: 4.821 PAY BILLS ON TIME TO AVOID LATE FEES Savings:
$3
Cost:
-
- - - - - - $3 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$3
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
15: 3.7137 REPLACE CLOTH RAGS WITH PAPER TOWELS Savings:
$528
Cost:
$450
- - - - - - - - - - $528 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
$528
-
$
16: 3.5316 CONTRACT A WOOD PALLET RECYCLING COMPANY Savings:
$360
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - $360 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
$360
-
$
17: 3.8132 USE LESS TOXIC AND VOLATILE SOLVENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$91
Cost:
$50
- - - - - - - - - - $91 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
$91
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$1,552,297
Cost:
$1,424,520
$21,568 575,320 $8,639 886 $5,175 1,078 $201,313 - $1,314,623 - $979 - $21,568
575,320
kWh
$8,639
886
kW-months/year
$5,175
1,078
MMBtu
$201,313
-
$
$1,314,623
-
$
$979
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$231,660
Cost:
$106,928
$18,093 505,275 $8,392 860 $5,175 1,078 $200,000 - - - - - $18,093
505,275
kWh
$8,392
860
kW-months/year
$5,175
1,078
MMBtu
$200,000
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Primary Raw Material Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Primary Raw Material Ancillary Material Cost