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IAC Assessment: UA0211
IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2019
Principal Product Wooden Pellets
NAICS 321999 - All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
SIC 2499 - Wood Products, Nec
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 50
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 280,000
Annual Production 228,654 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $2,346,879 40,834,056 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $432,933 83,339 kW-months/year $5.19
Electricity Fees $(-19,629) - $ -
Natural Gas $365,352 38,335 MMBtu $9.53
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $3,125,535
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $2,459,774 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $400,304
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Primary Product Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Primary Product
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$11,405
Cost:
$24,659
$11,589 201,659 - - $(-184) - - - - - $11,589
201,659
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-184)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$639
Cost:
$1,455
$649 11,289 - - $(-10) - - - - - $649
11,289
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-10)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,492
Cost:
$1,345
$2,532 44,061 - - $(-40) - - - - - $2,532
44,061
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-40)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,928
Cost:
$100
$2,975 51,770 - - $(-47) - - - - - $2,975
51,770
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-47)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$4,287
Cost:
$791
$4,356 75,787 - - $(-69) - - - - - $4,356
75,787
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-69)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4131 SIZE ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR PEAK OPERATING EFFICIENCY Savings:
$9,787
Cost:
$16,620
$9,945 173,042 - - $(-158) - - - - - $9,945
173,042
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-158)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.4323 USE OPTIMUM SIZE AND CAPACITY EQUIPMENT Savings:
$374,108
Cost:
$1,310,277
$380,152 6,614,793 - - $(-6,044) - - - - - $380,152
6,614,793
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-6,044)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.8114 CHANGE RATE SCHEDULES OR OTHER CHANGES IN UTILITY SERVICE Savings:
$26,196
Cost:
$150
- - $26,619 4,894 $(-423) - - - - - -
-
kWh
$26,619
4,894
kW-months/year
$(-423)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 4.652 REPLACE EXISTING EQUIPMENT WITH MORE SUITABLE SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$2,027,932
Cost:
$1,000,000
$(-76,414) (-1,329,634) - - - - $(-11,926) (-1,251) $2,116,272 - $(-76,414)
(-1,329,634)
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$(-11,926)
(-1,251)
MMBtu
$2,116,272
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$2,459,774
Cost:
$2,355,397
$335,784 5,842,767 $26,619 4,894 $(-6,975) - $(-11,926) (-1,251) $2,116,272 - $335,784
5,842,767
kWh
$26,619
4,894
kW-months/year
$(-6,975)
-
$
$(-11,926)
(-1,251)
MMBtu
$2,116,272
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$400,304
Cost:
$1,310,427
$380,152 6,614,793 $26,619 4,894 $(-6,467) - - - - - $380,152
6,614,793
kWh
$26,619
4,894
kW-months/year
$(-6,467)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Primary Product Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Primary Product