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IAC Center University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Household Furniture
NAICS 337127 - Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
SIC 2521 - Wood Office Furniture
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 45
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 37,000
Annual Production 50,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 2,550
Location (State) WI
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $51,654 889,200 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $38,626 4,756 kW-months/year $8.12
Natural Gas $50,005 5,760 MMBtu $8.68
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $140,285
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $61,124 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $20,857
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$14,390
Cost:
$4,800
$14,390 243,106 - - - - - - $14,390
243,106
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.1321 REPLACE FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT WITH ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Savings:
$11,105
Cost:
$9,052
- - - - $11,105 1,279 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$11,105
1,279
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$10,465
Cost:
$25,360
$10,465 180,442 - - - - - - $10,465
180,442
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$2,673
Cost:
$334
- - - - $2,673 308 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,673
308
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$1,166
Cost:
$4,202
- - - - $1,166 134 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,166
134
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$1,049
Cost:
$132
$1,049 15,767 - - - - - - $1,049
15,767
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$974
Cost:
$527
$587 10,118 $387 48 - - - - $587
10,118
kWh
$387
48
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$423
Cost:
$380
$255 4,396 $168 21 - - - - $255
4,396
kWh
$168
21
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$288
Cost:
$100
$173 2,986 $115 14 - - - - $173
2,986
kWh
$115
14
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$134
Cost:
$268
$134 1,935 - - - - - - $134
1,935
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
11: 4.652 REPLACE EXISTING EQUIPMENT WITH MORE SUITABLE SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$15,300
Cost:
$5,570
- - - - - - $15,300 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$15,300
-
$
12: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$1,070
Cost:
$391
$1,070 16,077 - - - - - - $1,070
16,077
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
13: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT Savings:
$654
Cost:
$1,155
$654 11,280 - - - - - - $654
11,280
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
14: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$520
Cost:
$100
$313 5,405 $207 25 - - - - $313
5,405
kWh
$207
25
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
15: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$471
Cost:
$130
$284 4,896 $187 23 - - - - $284
4,896
kWh
$187
23
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
16: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$310
Cost:
$125
$187 3,224 $123 15 - - - - $187
3,224
kWh
$123
15
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
17: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$133
Cost:
$268
$133 1,935 - - - - - - $133
1,935
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$61,124
Cost:
$52,894
$29,694 501,567 $1,186 146 $14,944 1,721 $15,300 - $29,694
501,567
kWh
$1,186
146
kW-months/year
$14,944
1,721
MMBtu
$15,300
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$20,857
Cost:
$7,417
$17,778 296,836 $406 50 $2,673 308 - - $17,778
296,836
kWh
$406
50
kW-months/year
$2,673
308
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes