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IAC Assessment: UK1707
IAC Center University of Kentucky
Assessment Year 2017
Principal Product Automotive Interiors
NAICS 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3714 - Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 790
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 396,000
Annual Production 382,581 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 7,200
Location (State) KY
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,306,024 32,556,600 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $962,935 67,968 kW-months/year $14.17
Electricity Fees $3,996 - $ -
Natural Gas $31,808 4,112 MMBtu $7.74
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $2,304,763
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $2,125,775 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $1,955,822
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.7233 USE PROPERLY DESIGNED AND SIZED HVAC EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,711,450
Cost:
$2,189,000
$(-139,528) (-3,488,197) $(-69,142) (-4,879) - - - - $1,920,120 - $(-139,528)
(-3,488,197)
kWh
$(-69,142)
(-4,879)
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$1,920,120
-
$
02: 2.7224 REDUCE SPACE CONDITIONING DURING NON-WORKING HOURS Savings:
$2,257
Cost:
$900
$1,622 40,546 - - - - $635 82 - - $1,622
40,546
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$635
82
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$126,536
Cost:
$517,575
$126,536 3,163,389 - - - - - - - - $126,536
3,163,389
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4323 USE OPTIMUM SIZE AND CAPACITY EQUIPMENT Savings:
$15,886
Cost:
$11,500
$11,210 280,260 $4,676 330 - - - - - - $11,210
280,260
kWh
$4,676
330
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4152 USE ONLY CERTIFIED MOTOR REPAIR SHOPS Savings:
$2,584
Cost:
$6,427
$1,323 33,069 $1,261 89 - - - - - - $1,323
33,069
kWh
$1,261
89
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$351
Cost:
-
$351 8,777 - - - - - - - - $351
8,777
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$99,925
Cost:
$62,274
$62,856 1,571,400 $37,069 2,616 - - - - - - $62,856
1,571,400
kWh
$37,069
2,616
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$11,723
Cost:
$18,000
$7,373 184,320 $4,350 307 - - - - - - $7,373
184,320
kWh
$4,350
307
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,235
Cost:
$2,650
$569 14,237 $666 47 - - - - - - $569
14,237
kWh
$666
47
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$81,973
Cost:
$62,685
- - - - $81,973 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$81,973
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$34,216
Cost:
-
$21,514 537,840 $12,702 896 - - - - - - $21,514
537,840
kWh
$12,702
896
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
12: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$6,296
Cost:
$2,550
$6,296 157,392 - - - - - - - - $6,296
157,392
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.7228 AVOID INTRODUCING HOT, HUMID, OR DIRTY AIR INTO HVAC SYSTEM Savings:
$3,838
Cost:
$9,700
$3,838 95,952 - - - - - - - - $3,838
95,952
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$3,084
Cost:
$1,300
$3,084 77,112 - - - - - - - - $3,084
77,112
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
15: 2.2442 PREHEAT COMBUSTION AIR WITH WASTE HEAT Savings:
$1,522
Cost:
$1,400
$1,522 38,055 - - - - - - - - $1,522
38,055
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
16: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$10,352
Cost:
-
- - $10,352 1,968 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$10,352
1,968
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
17: 2.5123 REDUCE FLUID FLOW RATES Savings:
$7,372
Cost:
-
$4,637 115,920 $2,735 193 - - - - - - $4,637
115,920
kWh
$2,735
193
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
18: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$2,373
Cost:
-
$2,373 59,330 - - - - - - - - $2,373
59,330
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
19: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$2,802
Cost:
$2,100
$2,802 70,047 - - - - - - - - $2,802
70,047
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$2,125,775
Cost:
$2,888,061
$118,378 2,959,449 $4,669 1,567 $81,973 - $635 82 $1,920,120 - $118,378
2,959,449
kWh
$4,669
1,567
kW-months/year
$81,973
-
$
$635
82
MMBtu
$1,920,120
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$1,955,822
Cost:
$2,337,986
$(-34,138) (-853,453) $(-12,768) (-901) $81,973 - $635 82 $1,920,120 - $(-34,138)
(-853,453)
kWh
$(-12,768)
(-901)
kW-months/year
$81,973
-
$
$635
82
MMBtu
$1,920,120
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Administrative Changes