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IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2024
Principal Product Formaldehyde
NAICS 325211 - Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
SIC 2821 - Plastics Materials And Resins
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 26
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 360,000
Annual Production 74,500 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,736
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $365,658 8,952,000 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $283,819 12,265 kW-months/year $23.14
Electricity Fees $95,126 - $ -
Natural Gas $39,677 2,387 MMBtu $16.62
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $784,280
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $140,101 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
01: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY Savings:
$117,423
Cost:
$1,498,840
$82,704 2,027,074 $19,715 852 $15,004 - $82,704
2,027,074
kWh
$19,715
852
kW-months/year
$15,004
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$682
Cost:
$250
$595 14,584 - - $87 - $595
14,584
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$87
-
$
03: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$461
Cost:
$116
$402 9,851 - - $59 - $402
9,851
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$59
-
$
04: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$159
Cost:
$301
$139 3,397 - - $20 - $139
3,397
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$20
-
$
05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$757
Cost:
$411
$35 846 $625 27 $97 - $35
846
kWh
$625
27
kW-months/year
$97
-
$
06: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$20,619
Cost:
$5,049
- - - - $20,619 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$20,619
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$140,101
Cost:
$1,504,967
$83,875 2,055,752 $20,340 879 $35,886 - $83,875
2,055,752
kWh
$20,340
879
kW-months/year
$35,886
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees