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IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2007
Principal Product Automotive seating and interiors
NAICS 423120 - Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
SIC 3714 - Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories
Sales <$500,000
# of Employees 589
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 360,000
Annual Production 170,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 4,335
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $538,743 11,539,200 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $131,118 27,319 kW-months/year $4.80
Natural Gas $50,890 2,883 MMBtu $17.65
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $720,751
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $138,096 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $84,599
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$67,624
Cost:
$122,055
$61,051 942,870 $6,573 1,371 - - $61,051
942,870
kWh
$6,573
1,371
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$45,713
Cost:
$91,928
$39,577 611,227 $6,136 1,280 - - $39,577
611,227
kWh
$6,136
1,280
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7442 KEEP DOORS AND WINDOWS SHUT WHEN NOT ON USE Savings:
$11,081
Cost:
-
$2,046 150,918 - - $9,035 543 $2,046
150,918
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,035
543
MMBtu
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,894
Cost:
$700
$5,894 90,954 - - - - $5,894
90,954
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$3,753
Cost:
-
$3,753 57,965 - - - - $3,753
57,965
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,493
Cost:
$2,877
- - - - $2,493 165 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,493
165
MMBtu
07: 2.2625 CHILL WATER TO THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE POSSIBLE Savings:
$1,174
Cost:
-
$882 14,755 $292 61 - - $882
14,755
kWh
$292
61
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$364
Cost:
$346
$364 5,228 - - - - $364
5,228
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$138,096
Cost:
$217,906
$113,567 1,873,917 $13,001 2,712 $11,528 708 $113,567
1,873,917
kWh
$13,001
2,712
kW-months/year
$11,528
708
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$84,599
Cost:
$122,755
$68,991 1,184,742 $6,573 1,371 $9,035 543 $68,991
1,184,742
kWh
$6,573
1,371
kW-months/year
$9,035
543
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas