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IAC Center San Diego State University
Assessment Year 1998
Principal Product Formed & Molded Plastic Products
NAICS n/a
SIC 3081 - Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 80
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 104,000
Annual Production 300,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 4,250
Location (State) CA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $134,718 2,000,879 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $68,870 7,756 kW-months/year $8.88
Natural Gas $86,572 15,715 MMBtu $5.51
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $290,160
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $116,521 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $20,827
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.1311 REPLACE ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED EQUIPMENT WITH FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT Savings:
$47,330
Cost:
$12,960
$34,853 520,223 $13,808 1,555 $(-1,331) (-242) - - $34,853
520,223
kWh
$13,808
1,555
kW-months/year
$(-1,331)
(-242)
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$4,292
Cost:
$1,500
$3,074 46,014 $1,218 137 - - - - $3,074
46,014
kWh
$1,218
137
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.2515 USE OPTIMUM THICKNESS INSULATION Savings:
$3,308
Cost:
$1,151
$2,369 35,463 $939 106 - - - - $2,369
35,463
kWh
$939
106
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,255
Cost:
-
$1,661 24,912 $594 67 - - - - $1,661
24,912
kWh
$594
67
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$2,717
Cost:
$5,000
$1,759 21,688 $958 113 - - - - $1,759
21,688
kWh
$958
113
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,432
Cost:
$1,305
$1,099 16,413 $333 38 - - - - $1,099
16,413
kWh
$333
38
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$522
Cost:
$600
$522 6,448 - - - - - - $522
6,448
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$7,420
Cost:
$1,213
- - - - $7,420 742 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$7,420
742
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED Savings:
$1,836
Cost:
$1,125
- - - - $1,836 184 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,836
184
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.1221 REPLACE OBSOLETE BURNERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT ONES Savings:
$1,339
Cost:
$2,865
- - - - $1,339 134 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,339
134
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$2,972
Cost:
$7,130
$2,049 30,481 $923 104 - - - - $2,049
30,481
kWh
$923
104
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.7144 INSTALL SPECTRAL REFLECTORS / DELAMP Savings:
$3,025
Cost:
$2,790
$2,022 30,188 $1,003 113 - - - - $2,022
30,188
kWh
$1,003
113
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 3.6193 INSTALL EQUIPMENT (eg COMPACTOR) TO REDUCE DISPOSAL COSTS Savings:
$3,500
Cost:
$8,500
- - - - - - $3,500 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$3,500
-
$
14: 3.7134 WASH AND REUSE RAGS ON-SITE Savings:
$1,598
Cost:
$810
- - - - - - $1,598 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$1,598
-
$
15: 4.111 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$17,000
Cost:
$3,500
- - - - - - $17,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$17,000
-
$
16: 4.423 MOVE PRODUCT USING MECHANICAL MEANS Savings:
$11,475
Cost:
$14,000
- - - - - - $11,475 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$11,475
-
$
17: 4.112 REPLACE OLD MACHINE WITH NEW AUTOMATIC MULTI-STATION TOOL Savings:
$4,500
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - - - $4,500 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$4,500
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$116,521
Cost:
$65,449
$49,408 731,830 $19,776 2,233 $9,264 818 $38,073 - $49,408
731,830
kWh
$19,776
2,233
kW-months/year
$9,264
818
MMBtu
$38,073
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$20,827
Cost:
$19,281
$9,153 136,870 $3,674 414 - - $8,000 - $9,153
136,870
kWh
$3,674
414
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$8,000
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes