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IAC Center University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product Steel Cans
NAICS 332431 - Metal Can Manufacturing
SIC 3411 - Metal Cans
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 175
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 135,000
Annual Production 88,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,732
Location (State) AL
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $616,676 9,909,900 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $231,325 22,346 kW-months/year $10.35
Electricity Fees $(-90,089) - $ -
Natural Gas $179,096 26,585 MMBtu $6.74
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $937,008
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $77,671 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $13,673
#|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: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$35,953
Cost:
$25,000
$29,976 481,694 $9,253 894 $(-3,276) - - - $29,976
481,694
kWh
$9,253
894
kW-months/year
$(-3,276)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$11,898
Cost:
$9,195
$10,150 163,103 $2,857 276 $(-1,109) - - - $10,150
163,103
kWh
$2,857
276
kW-months/year
$(-1,109)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$24,967
Cost:
$800
$20,315 335,822 $6,872 664 $(-2,220) - - - $20,315
335,822
kWh
$6,872
664
kW-months/year
$(-2,220)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,775
Cost:
$2,010
$1,993 32,028 - - $(-218) - - - $1,993
32,028
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$(-218)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.2515 USE OPTIMUM THICKNESS INSULATION Savings:
$1,260
Cost:
$1,155
- - - - - - $1,260 200 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$1,260
200
MMBtu
06: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,818
Cost:
$879
$1,524 24,475 $450 44 $(-156) - - - $1,524
24,475
kWh
$450
44
kW-months/year
$(-156)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$77,671
Cost:
$39,039
$63,958 1,037,122 $19,432 1,878 $(-6,979) - $1,260 200 $63,958
1,037,122
kWh
$19,432
1,878
kW-months/year
$(-6,979)
-
$
$1,260
200
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$13,673
Cost:
$11,205
$12,143 195,131 $2,857 276 $(-1,327) - - - $12,143
195,131
kWh
$2,857
276
kW-months/year
$(-1,327)
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas