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IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2010
Principal Product Truck Bodies
NAICS 336212 - Truck Trailer Manufacturing
SIC 3713 - Truck And Bus Bodies
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 180
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 110,000
Annual Production 1,300 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 4,538
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $347,181 4,553,700 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $4,444 1,112 kW-months/year $4.00
Natural Gas $190,816 13,573 MMBtu $14.06
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $542,441
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $217,486 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $159,004
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$30,246
Cost:
$34,285
$26,517 347,814 $3,729 914 - - $26,517
347,814
kWh
$3,729
914
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$27,085
Cost:
$42,861
$23,751 311,521 $3,334 817 - - $23,751
311,521
kWh
$3,334
817
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$2,974
Cost:
$730
$2,974 39,004 - - - - $2,974
39,004
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$9,502
Cost:
$20,000
$8,720 114,379 $782 192 - - $8,720
114,379
kWh
$782
192
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$9,061
Cost:
$5,448
- - - - $9,061 588 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$9,061
588
MMBtu
06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$4,840
Cost:
$400
$4,439 58,228 $401 98 - - $4,439
58,228
kWh
$401
98
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,333
Cost:
$1,000
$1,688 22,134 $645 158 - - $1,688
22,134
kWh
$645
158
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.1321 REPLACE FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT WITH ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Savings:
$122,417
Cost:
$2,400
- - - - $122,417 7,944 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$122,417
7,944
MMBtu
09: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$6,056
Cost:
$2,750
- - - - $6,056 393 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$6,056
393
MMBtu
10: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$2,972
Cost:
$510
$2,972 38,987 - - - - $2,972
38,987
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$217,486
Cost:
$110,384
$71,061 932,067 $8,891 2,179 $137,534 8,925 $71,061
932,067
kWh
$8,891
2,179
kW-months/year
$137,534
8,925
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$159,004
Cost:
$65,261
$32,471 425,900 $4,116 1,009 $122,417 7,944 $32,471
425,900
kWh
$4,116
1,009
kW-months/year
$122,417
7,944
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas