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IAC Center University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Assessment Year 2018
Principal Product Printed Paperboard Packaging
NAICS 322212 - Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
SIC 2657 - Folding Paperboard Boxes
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 162
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 230,000
Annual Production 150,000,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 4,480
Location (State) NE
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $101,564 3,766,961 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $200,185 13,876 kW-months/year $14.43
Electricity Fees $49,903 - $ -
Natural Gas $43,167 6,206 MMBtu $6.96
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $394,818
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $48,710 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $20,020
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Increase in Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ %
01: 2.7243 IMPROVE AIR CIRCULATION WITH DESTRATIFICATION FANS / OTHER METHODS Savings:
$28,240
Cost:
$65,000
$520 19,200 $720 50 - - $27,000 - $520
19,200
kWh
$720
50
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$27,000
-
%
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$19,570
Cost:
$69,390
$8,055 297,600 $11,515 798 - - - - $8,055
297,600
kWh
$11,515
798
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
%
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$450
Cost:
$1,000
$795 29,440 - - $(-345) - - - $795
29,440
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-345)
-
$
-
-
%
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$450
Cost:
-
$450 16,710 - - - - - - $450
16,710
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
%
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$48,710
Cost:
$135,390
$9,820 362,950 $12,235 848 $(-345) - $27,000 - $9,820
362,950
kWh
$12,235
848
kW-months/year
$(-345)
-
$
$27,000
-
%
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$20,020
Cost:
$70,390
$8,850 327,040 $11,515 798 $(-345) - - - $8,850
327,040
kWh
$11,515
798
kW-months/year
$(-345)
-
$
-
-
%
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ %
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Increase in Production