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| IAC Center | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2023 |
| Principal Product | EPS Foam |
| NAICS | 326140 - Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3086 - Plastics Foam Products |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 100 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 100,000 |
| Annual Production | 5,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,000 |
| Location (State) | SD |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $72,306 | 2,008,500 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $92,343 | 6,458 | kW-months/year | $14.30 |
| Electricity Fees | $11,171 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $167,298 | 27,187 | MMBtu | $6.15 |
| LPG | $13,640 | 1,051 | MMBtu | $12.98 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $367,906 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $696,588 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | LPG | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Increase in Production | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | LPG | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Increase in Production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES |
Savings: $676,628 Cost: $1,200,000 |
- | - | - | - | $1,628 | 265 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$1,628 265 MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
$675,000 - % |
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| 02: 2.8227 ADJUST / MAINTAIN FORK LIFT TRUCKS FOR MOST EFFICIENT OPERATION |
Savings: $14,674 Cost: $80,927 |
$(-1,066) | (-29,609) | - | - | - | - | $13,640 | 1,006 | $2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
$(-1,066) (-29,609) kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$13,640 1,006 MMBtu |
$2,100 - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 03: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $2,917 Cost: $6,850 |
$2,917 | 81,039 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,917 81,039 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $1,690 Cost: $2,500 |
$2,382 | 66,179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $(-592) | - | $(-100) | - | - | - |
$2,382 66,179 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
$(-592) - $ |
$(-100) - $ |
- - % |
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| 05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $365 Cost: $1,917 |
$102 | 2,845 | $235 | 16 | - | - | - | - | $28 | - | - | - | - | - |
$102 2,845 kWh |
$235 16 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
$28 - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| 06: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $314 Cost: $881 |
$109 | 3,023 | $205 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$109 3,023 kWh |
$205 14 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $696,588 Cost: $1,293,075 |
$4,444 | 123,477 | $440 | 31 | $1,628 | 265 | $13,640 | 1,006 | $1,536 | - | $(-100) | - | $675,000 | - | $4,444 123,477 kWh |
$440 31 kW-months/year |
$1,628 265 MMBtu |
$13,640 1,006 MMBtu |
$1,536 - $ |
$(-100) - $ |
$675,000 - % |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
- - % |
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