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IAC Center Notre Dame Univ.
Assessment Year 1999
Principal Product Plastic Auto Parts
NAICS n/a
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 225
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 70,000
Annual Production 1,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 7,488
Location (State) IN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $394,989 8,056,858 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $272,450 17,999 kW-months/year $15.14
Natural Gas $36,742 5,968 MMBtu $6.16
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $709,331
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $40,552 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $36,278
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $ $ $ $ $
01: 2.2614 USE COOLING TOWER OR ECONOMIZER TO REPLACE CHILLER COOLING Savings:
$17,546
Cost:
$25,000
$10,105 946,366 $8,641 510 - - - - $(-1,200) - - - - - $10,105
946,366
kWh
$8,641
510
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$(-1,200)
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.7144 INSTALL SPECTRAL REFLECTORS / DELAMP Savings:
$1,497
Cost:
$240
$422 39,566 $1,075 64 - - - - - - - - - - $422
39,566
kWh
$1,075
64
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$1,029
Cost:
$1,500
$290 27,257 $739 44 - - - - - - - - - - $290
27,257
kWh
$739
44
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$744
Cost:
$1,392
$744 69,754 - - - - - - - - - - - - $744
69,754
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.1311 REPLACE ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED EQUIPMENT WITH FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT Savings:
$564
Cost:
$420
$81 7,620 $683 40 $(-200) (-32) - - - - - - - - $81
7,620
kWh
$683
40
kW-months/year
$(-200)
(-32)
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$140
Cost:
$315
$19 1,758 $41 2 - - - - - - - - $80 - $19
1,758
kWh
$41
2
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
$80
-
$
07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$105
Cost:
$120
$105 9,672 - - - - - - - - - - - - $105
9,672
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 3.4151 MINIMIZE WATER USAGE Savings:
$510
Cost:
$1,150
- - - - - - $504 105,000 $100 - - - $(-94) - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$504
105,000
Tgal
$100
-
$
-
-
$
$(-94)
-
$
09: 4.454 MODIFY STARTUP/SHUTDOWN TIMES Savings:
$16,882
Cost:
-
- - $19,222 1,270 - - - - $(-2,340) - - - - - -
-
kWh
$19,222
1,270
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$(-2,340)
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 4.821 PAY BILLS ON TIME TO AVOID LATE FEES Savings:
$1,106
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - $1,106 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
$1,106
-
$
-
-
$
11: 4.611 BEGIN A PRACTICE OF PREDICTIVE / PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE Savings:
$429
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - $429 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$429
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$40,552
Cost:
$30,137
$11,766 1,101,993 $30,401 1,930 $(-200) (-32) $504 105,000 $(-3,011) - $1,106 - $(-14) - $11,766
1,101,993
kWh
$30,401
1,930
kW-months/year
$(-200)
(-32)
MMBtu
$504
105,000
Tgal
$(-3,011)
-
$
$1,106
-
$
$(-14)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$36,278
Cost:
$26,392
$10,849 1,016,120 $27,863 1,780 - - - - $(-3,540) - $1,106 - - - $10,849
1,016,120
kWh
$27,863
1,780
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$(-3,540)
-
$
$1,106
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $ $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Disposal Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost