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IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2024
Principal Product Plastic Soda Bottles
NAICS 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 59
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 296,700
Annual Production 1,700,000,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $3,124,597 40,126,867 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $320,716 74,536 kW-months/year $4.30
Electricity Fees $111,975 - $ -
Natural Gas $35,980 2,125 MMBtu $16.93
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $3,593,268
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $467,272 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|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: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$15,553
Cost:
$600
$13,928 178,791 $1,135 264 $490 - - - $13,928
178,791
kWh
$1,135
264
kW-months/year
$490
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$4,038
Cost:
$8,787
$3,911 50,209 - - $127 - - - $3,911
50,209
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$127
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$3,064
Cost:
$893
- - - - - - $3,064 181 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$3,064
181
MMBtu
04: 2.7232 REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY MODEL Savings:
$2,538
Cost:
$8,918
$1,714 22,001 $744 173 $80 - - - $1,714
22,001
kWh
$744
173
kW-months/year
$80
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY Savings:
$442,079
Cost:
$4,045,808
$411,530 5,282,794 $16,634 3,868 $13,915 - - - $411,530
5,282,794
kWh
$16,634
3,868
kW-months/year
$13,915
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$467,272
Cost:
$4,065,006
$431,083 5,533,795 $18,513 4,305 $14,612 - $3,064 181 $431,083
5,533,795
kWh
$18,513
4,305
kW-months/year
$14,612
-
$
$3,064
181
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas