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IAC Center University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Assessment Year 2013
Principal Product Powdered Dairy Ingredients
NAICS 311513 - Cheese Manufacturing
SIC 2022 - Cheese, Natural And Processed
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 48
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 62,000
Annual Production 700,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
Location (State) WI
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $131,325 2,399,680 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $38,232 4,538 kW-months/year $8.42
Natural Gas $198,175 44,123 MMBtu $4.49
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $367,732
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $59,399 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Primary Raw Material Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Primary Raw Material
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
01: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$5,891
Cost:
$20,000
- - - - $5,891 1,312 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,891
1,312
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$30,604
Cost:
$50,000
- - - - $30,604 6,816 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$30,604
6,816
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,860
Cost:
$488
$2,346 42,888 $514 61 - - - - - - $2,346
42,888
kWh
$514
61
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$542
Cost:
$2,210
- - - - $542 121 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$542
121
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$11,838
Cost:
$1,129
- - - - $11,838 2,636 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$11,838
2,636
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$110
Cost:
$244
$57 1,051 $12 1 - - - - $40 - $57
1,051
kWh
$12
1
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$40
-
$
07: 3.1293 SEPARATE TREATMENTS FOR EACH TYPE OF SOLUTION AND RECYCLE Savings:
$155
Cost:
$480
- - - - - - $155 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$155
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,910
Cost:
$1,850
$1,910 34,912 - - - - - - - - $1,910
34,912
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$1,329
Cost:
$550
$1,043 19,060 $286 34 - - - - - - $1,043
19,060
kWh
$286
34
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$621
Cost:
-
$428 7,833 $193 23 - - - - - - $428
7,833
kWh
$193
23
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
11: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$1,282
Cost:
$295
$1,050 19,193 $232 28 - - - - - - $1,050
19,193
kWh
$232
28
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
12: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,257
Cost:
-
$1,853 33,872 $404 48 - - - - - - $1,853
33,872
kWh
$404
48
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$59,399
Cost:
$77,246
$8,687 158,809 $1,641 195 $48,875 10,885 $155 - $40 - $8,687
158,809
kWh
$1,641
195
kW-months/year
$48,875
10,885
MMBtu
$155
-
$
$40
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Primary Raw Material Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Primary Raw Material