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IAC Center University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Assessment Year 2020
Principal Product Fuel Ethanol
NAICS 311211 - Flour Milling
SIC 2041 - Flour And Other Grain Mill Products
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 47
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 44,000
Annual Production 63,000 Thousand Gallons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,736
Location (State) WI
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,976,966 51,058,800 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $1,736,183 68,480 kW-months/year $25.35
Electricity Fees $(-137,269) - $ -
Natural Gas $4,972,609 1,564,095 MMBtu $3.18
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $8,548,489
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $154,433 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $50,945
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.1113 REDUCE COMBUSTION AIR FLOW TO OPTIMUM Savings:
$54,997
Cost:
$46,180
- - - - $54,997 17,187 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$54,997
17,187
MMBtu
02: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$50,357
Cost:
$43,670
$29,708 761,742 $20,649 816 - - $29,708
761,742
kWh
$20,649
816
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$30,640
Cost:
$45,000
- - - - $30,640 9,575 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$30,640
9,575
MMBtu
04: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$7,843
Cost:
$3,560
$4,832 123,897 $3,011 119 - - $4,832
123,897
kWh
$3,011
119
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$4,345
Cost:
$4,350
$2,676 68,606 $1,670 66 - - $2,676
68,606
kWh
$1,670
66
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$4,043
Cost:
$11,523
$2,489 63,845 $1,554 61 - - $2,489
63,845
kWh
$1,554
61
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$841
Cost:
-
$445 11,405 $396 16 - - $445
11,405
kWh
$396
16
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$780
Cost:
$1,585
$412 10,573 $367 15 - - $412
10,573
kWh
$367
15
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$589
Cost:
$1,748
$311 7,983 $278 11 - - $311
7,983
kWh
$278
11
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$154,433
Cost:
$157,616
$40,873 1,048,051 $27,924 1,104 $85,637 26,762 $40,873
1,048,051
kWh
$27,924
1,104
kW-months/year
$85,637
26,762
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$50,945
Cost:
$45,418
$30,019 769,725 $20,926 827 - - $30,019
769,725
kWh
$20,926
827
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas