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| IAC Center | University of Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2023 |
| Principal Product | Extrusion Machines |
| NAICS | 333249 - Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3559 - Special Industry Machinery, Nec |
| Sales | $100,000,000-$500,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 465 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 300,000 |
| Annual Production | 200,000,000 Pieces |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,400 |
| Location (State) | CT |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $441,332 | 3,639,740 | kWh | $0.12 |
| Electricity Demand | $295,135 | 10,846 | kW-months/year | $27.21 |
| Electricity Fees | $(-13,362) | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $207,914 | 18,992 | MMBtu | $10.95 |
| LPG | $20,070 | 489 | MMBtu | $41.07 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $951,089 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $472,960 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Primary Raw Material | One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Primary Raw Material | One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR |
Savings: $90,350 Cost: $29,189 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $90,350 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
$90,350 - $ |
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| 02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $392 Cost: $75 |
$300 | 2,473 | $92 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$300 2,473 kWh |
$92 3 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS |
Savings: $1,123 Cost: $428 |
$823 | 7,081 | $300 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$823 7,081 kWh |
$300 10 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $1,584 Cost: $1,300 |
$1,211 | 9,991 | $372 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$1,211 9,991 kWh |
$372 14 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED |
Savings: $5,240 Cost: $50 |
$5,240 | 43,212 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$5,240 43,212 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.7444 CLOSE HOLES AND OPENINGS IN BUILDING SUCH AS BROKEN WINDOWS |
Savings: $714 Cost: $540 |
- | - | - | - | $714 | 65 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$714 65 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $7,763 Cost: $17,190 |
$5,938 | 48,972 | $1,825 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$5,938 48,972 kWh |
$1,825 67 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $1,409 Cost: $34,609 |
$(-275) | (-2,271) | $(-85) | (-3) | $1,769 | 162 | - | - | - | - |
$(-275) (-2,271) kWh |
$(-85) (-3) kW-months/year |
$1,769 162 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 09: 4.212 ADOPT IN-HOUSE MATERIAL GENERATION |
Savings: $30,659 Cost: $188,853 |
$(-380) | (-3,132) | $(-117) | (-4) | - | - | $31,155 | - | - | - |
$(-380) (-3,132) kWh |
$(-117) (-4) kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$31,155 - $ |
- - $ |
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| 10: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS |
Savings: $6,903 Cost: $1,468 |
$852 | 7,020 | - | - | $6,052 | 553 | - | - | - | - |
$852 7,020 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$6,052 553 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 11: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY |
Savings: $321,413 Cost: $2,701,940 |
$321,413 | 2,649,734 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$321,413 2,649,734 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 12: 2.8114 CHANGE RATE SCHEDULES OR OTHER CHANGES IN UTILITY SERVICE |
Savings: $5,411 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,411 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
$5,411 - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $472,960 Cost: $2,975,642 |
$335,121 | 2,763,080 | $2,389 | 86 | $8,535 | 780 | $31,155 | - | $95,761 | - | $335,121 2,763,080 kWh |
$2,389 86 kW-months/year |
$8,535 780 MMBtu |
$31,155 - $ |
$95,761 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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