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IAC Center San Francisco State University
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product Chocolate
NAICS 311351 - Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
SIC 2066 - Chocolate And Cocoa Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 200
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 105,000
Annual Production 60,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,232
Location (State) CA
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $909,705 9,888,254 kWh $0.09
Electricity Demand $363,567 24,880 kW-months/year $14.61
Electricity Fees $17,434 - $ -
Natural Gas $242,962 34,221 MMBtu $7.10
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,533,668
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $320,686 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $131,240
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$3,418
Cost:
-
$3,418 35,982 - - - - - - $3,418
35,982
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$12,270
Cost:
-
- - - - - - $12,270 1,728 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$12,270
1,728
MMBtu
03: 2.1243 USE HEAT FROM BOILER BLOWDOWN TO PREHEAT BOILER FEED WATER Savings:
$23,195
Cost:
$1,760
- - - - - - $23,195 3,266 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$23,195
3,266
MMBtu
04: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$2,136
Cost:
$373
$1,604 16,745 $532 36 - - - - $1,604
16,745
kWh
$532
36
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED Savings:
$4,350
Cost:
$771
$4,350 45,795 - - - - - - $4,350
45,795
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7134 USE PHOTOCELL CONTROLS Savings:
$14,856
Cost:
$6,800
$10,346 107,879 $4,510 300 - - - - $10,346
107,879
kWh
$4,510
300
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,608
Cost:
$750
- - - - - - $1,608 227 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$1,608
227
MMBtu
08: 2.7132 INSTALL TIMERS ON LIGHT SWITCHES IN LITTLE USED AREAS Savings:
$187
Cost:
$154
$152 1,581 $35 2 - - - - $152
1,581
kWh
$35
2
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.4223 INSTALL DIRECT ACTING UNITS IN PLACE OF COMPRESSED AIR PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SAFETY SYSTEM Savings:
$640
Cost:
$633
$255 2,685 $385 24 - - - - $255
2,685
kWh
$385
24
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$5,266
Cost:
$5,951
$3,871 40,369 $1,395 96 - - - - $3,871
40,369
kWh
$1,395
96
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$97,444
Cost:
$119,566
$77,018 803,106 $20,426 1,344 - - - - $77,018
803,106
kWh
$20,426
1,344
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
12: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$15,533
Cost:
$20,000
$3,263 34,344 - - - - $12,270 1,728 $3,263
34,344
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$12,270
1,728
MMBtu
13: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$3,444
Cost:
$7,188
$3,444 36,248 - - - - - - $3,444
36,248
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
14: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$24,082
Cost:
$12,770
$18,590 193,849 $5,492 360 - - - - $18,590
193,849
kWh
$5,492
360
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
15: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$8,355
Cost:
$18,588
$6,466 67,427 $1,889 120 - - - - $6,466
67,427
kWh
$1,889
120
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
16: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$9,677
Cost:
$23,715
- - - - $9,677 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,677
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
17: 2.3321 USE STEAM PRESSURE REDUCTION TO GENERATE POWER Savings:
$57,997
Cost:
$240,000
$47,010 494,847 $10,987 720 - - - - $47,010
494,847
kWh
$10,987
720
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
18: 2.2515 USE OPTIMUM THICKNESS INSULATION Savings:
$36,228
Cost:
$325,369
$2,234 23,290 $518 36 - - $33,476 4,715 $2,234
23,290
kWh
$518
36
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$33,476
4,715
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$320,686
Cost:
$784,388
$182,021 1,904,147 $46,169 3,038 $9,677 - $82,819 11,664 $182,021
1,904,147
kWh
$46,169
3,038
kW-months/year
$9,677
-
$
$82,819
11,664
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$131,240
Cost:
$377,748
$38,714 404,054 $12,300 816 $9,677 - $70,549 9,936 $38,714
404,054
kWh
$12,300
816
kW-months/year
$9,677
-
$
$70,549
9,936
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas