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| IAC Center | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2023 |
| Principal Product | Cheese |
| NAICS | 311513 - Cheese Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2022 - Cheese, Natural And Processed |
| Sales | $100,000,000-$500,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 175 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 130,000 |
| Annual Production | 81,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | MN |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $692,689 | 12,369,450 | kWh | $0.06 |
| Electricity Demand | $379,863 | 22,227 | kW-months/year | $17.09 |
| Electricity Fees | $344,077 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $1,792,892 | 234,059 | MMBtu | $7.66 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $3,209,521 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $809,266 | *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 | Solid Waste (non-haz) | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Solid Waste (non-haz) | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | lb | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.3415 USE A FOSSIL FUEL ENGINE TO COGENERATE ELECTRICITY OR MOTIVE POWER; AND UTILIZE HEAT |
Savings: $491,419 Cost: $1,990,800 |
$1,240,310 | 9,986,400 | - | - | $(-748,891) | (-56,844) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$1,240,310 9,986,400 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$(-748,891) (-56,844) MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT |
Savings: $254,315 Cost: $454,461 |
- | - | - | - | $254,315 | 33,196 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$254,315 33,196 MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS |
Savings: $17,666 Cost: $50 |
- | - | - | - | $19,316 | 2,522 | - | - | $(-1,650) | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$19,316 2,522 MMBtu |
- - lb |
$(-1,650) - $ |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.2696 USE EXCESS COLD PROCESS FLUID FOR INDUSTRIAL COOLING NEEDS |
Savings: $12,625 Cost: $8,000 |
$274 | 4,897 | $12,351 | 723 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$274 4,897 kWh |
$12,351 723 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.1243 USE HEAT FROM BOILER BLOWDOWN TO PREHEAT BOILER FEED WATER |
Savings: $11,616 Cost: $7,640 |
- | - | - | - | $11,616 | 1,517 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$11,616 1,517 MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 3.5311 RECOVER AND REUSE WASTE MATERIAL |
Savings: $10,817 Cost: $3,660 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $9,900 | 55,000 | $917 | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$9,900 55,000 lb |
$917 - $ |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $9,789 Cost: $100 |
$10,489 | 187,308 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $(-600) | - | $(-100) | - |
$10,489 187,308 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
$(-600) - $ |
$(-100) - $ |
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| 08: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $1,019 Cost: $768 |
$718 | 12,827 | $301 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$718 12,827 kWh |
$301 18 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $809,266 Cost: $2,465,479 |
$1,251,791 | 10,191,432 | $12,652 | 740 | $(-463,644) | (-19,609) | $9,900 | 55,000 | $(-1,333) | - | $(-100) | - | $1,251,791 10,191,432 kWh |
$12,652 740 kW-months/year |
$(-463,644) (-19,609) MMBtu |
$9,900 55,000 lb |
$(-1,333) - $ |
$(-100) - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - lb |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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