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| IAC Center | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
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| Assessment Year | 2013 |
| Principal Product | Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) |
| NAICS | 326140 - Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3086 - Plastics Foam Products |
| Sales | $1,000,000-$5,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 135 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 150,000 |
| Annual Production | 4,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,120 |
| Location (State) | WI |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $182,628 | 2,905,344 | kWh | $0.06 |
| Electricity Demand | $75,812 | 8,918 | kW-months/year | $8.50 |
| Electricity Fees | $16,604 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $284,944 | 55,745 | MMBtu | $5.11 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $559,988 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $86,785 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $17,100 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS |
Savings: $5,132 Cost: $3,066 |
$4,057 | 64,496 | $1,075 | 126 | - | - |
$4,057 64,496 kWh |
$1,075 126 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO |
Savings: $3,542 Cost: $1,240 |
- | - | - | - | $3,542 | 693 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$3,542 693 MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $12,494 Cost: $2,200 |
$9,349 | 148,632 | $3,145 | 370 | - | - |
$9,349 148,632 kWh |
$3,145 370 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT |
Savings: $23,138 Cost: $22,800 |
$17,312 | 275,224 | $5,826 | 685 | - | - |
$17,312 275,224 kWh |
$5,826 685 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE |
Savings: $9,925 Cost: $4,915 |
$9,925 | 146,673 | - | - | - | - |
$9,925 146,673 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT |
Savings: $27,541 Cost: $70,000 |
- | - | - | - | $27,541 | 5,388 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$27,541 5,388 MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS |
Savings: $797 Cost: $2,276 |
$569 | 9,040 | $228 | 27 | - | - |
$569 9,040 kWh |
$228 27 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $149 Cost: $520 |
$149 | 1,730 | - | - | - | - |
$149 1,730 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 09: 2.5123 REDUCE FLUID FLOW RATES |
Savings: $434 Cost: $2,085 |
$434 | 6,901 | - | - | - | - |
$434 6,901 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 10: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $3,633 Cost: $644 |
$2,872 | 45,655 | $761 | 90 | - | - |
$2,872 45,655 kWh |
$761 90 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $86,785 Cost: $109,746 |
$44,667 | 698,351 | $11,035 | 1,298 | $31,083 | 6,080 | $44,667 698,351 kWh |
$11,035 1,298 kW-months/year |
$31,083 6,080 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $17,100 Cost: $6,799 |
$12,797 | 192,328 | $761 | 90 | $3,542 | 693 | $12,797 192,328 kWh |
$761 90 kW-months/year |
$3,542 693 MMBtu |
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