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IAC Center Oregon State University
Assessment Year 2013
Principal Product Pellets
NAICS 333131 - Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
SIC 3532 - Mining Machinery
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 6
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 290,000
Annual Production 31,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) OR
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $85,840 1,645,520 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $38,435 5,043 kW-months/year $7.62
Electricity Fees $10,419 - $ -
Natural Gas $167,483 29,268 MMBtu $5.72
LPG $7,200 306 MMBtu $23.53
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $309,377
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $280,868 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $139,478
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas LPG Wood Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas LPG Wood Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ MMBtu $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $ $ %
01: 4.132 PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE MATERIAL USE / COST Savings:
$32,340
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - $840 - - - - - $31,500 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
$840
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
$31,500
-
%
02: 4.111 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$107,138
Cost:
$55,641
$38 713 - - - - - - - - $107,100 - - - - - - - $38
713
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
$107,100
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
03: 4.114 ADD/MODIFY EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE DRYING PROCESS Savings:
$125,546
Cost:
$300,000
$2,502 47,113 - - $114,208 20,765 - - $(-52,316) (-31,337) $61,152 - - - - - - - $2,502
47,113
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$114,208
20,765
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
$(-52,316)
(-31,337)
MMBtu
$61,152
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
04: 2.8227 ADJUST / MAINTAIN FORK LIFT TRUCKS FOR MOST EFFICIENT OPERATION Savings:
$11,970
Cost:
$41,000
$(-1,492) (-28,100) $(-2,513) (-324) - - $7,200 306 - - - - $8,775 - - - - - $(-1,492)
(-28,100)
kWh
$(-2,513)
(-324)
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$7,200
306
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$8,775
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
05: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$518
Cost:
$135
- - - - $518 94 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$518
94
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
06: 2.7273 INSTALL DESICCANT HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM Savings:
$2,698
Cost:
$1,220
- - - - $2,698 490 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,698
490
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
07: 2.7134 USE PHOTOCELL CONTROLS Savings:
$658
Cost:
$966
$464 8,738 - - - - - - - - - - $37 - $157 - - - $464
8,738
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$37
-
$
$157
-
$
-
-
%
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$280,868
Cost:
$398,962
$1,512 28,464 $(-2,513) (-324) $117,424 21,349 $7,200 306 $(-52,316) (-31,337) $169,092 - $8,812 - $157 - $31,500 - $1,512
28,464
kWh
$(-2,513)
(-324)
kW-months/year
$117,424
21,349
MMBtu
$7,200
306
MMBtu
$(-52,316)
(-31,337)
MMBtu
$169,092
-
$
$8,812
-
$
$157
-
$
$31,500
-
%
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$139,478
Cost:
$55,641
$38 713 - - - - - - - - $107,940 - - - - - $31,500 - $38
713
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
$107,940
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
$31,500
-
%
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ MMBtu $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $ $ %
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas LPG Wood Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas LPG Wood Personnel Changes Administrative Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production