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IAC Center University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Assessment Year 2021
Principal Product Cheese
NAICS 311513 - Cheese Manufacturing
SIC 2022 - Cheese, Natural And Processed
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 432
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 284,551
Annual Production 51,340,575 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 7,488
Location (State) WI
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $678,196 11,695,030 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $305,983 21,292 kW-months/year $14.37
Electricity Fees $59,300 - $ -
Natural Gas $95,371 29,218 MMBtu $3.26
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,138,850
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $51,218 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$17,131
Cost:
$40,000
- - - - $17,131 5,255 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$17,131
5,255
MMBtu
02: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$14,431
Cost:
-
$10,327 178,055 $4,104 285 - - $10,327
178,055
kWh
$4,104
285
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.2531 RE-SIZE CHARGING OPENINGS OR ADD MOVABLE COVER OR DOOR Savings:
$4,101
Cost:
$3,100
- - - - $4,101 1,258 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,101
1,258
MMBtu
04: 2.4227 USE COMPRESSOR AIR FILTERS Savings:
$3,566
Cost:
$7,132
$2,551 43,990 $1,015 71 - - $2,551
43,990
kWh
$1,015
71
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$3,276
Cost:
-
$3,276 56,486 - - - - $3,276
56,486
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$2,848
Cost:
$2,571
$2,038 35,132 $811 56 - - $2,038
35,132
kWh
$811
56
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,532
Cost:
$3,750
$1,812 31,238 $720 50 - - $1,812
31,238
kWh
$720
50
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.7444 CLOSE HOLES AND OPENINGS IN BUILDING SUCH AS BROKEN WINDOWS Savings:
$1,982
Cost:
$4,125
- - - - $1,982 608 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,982
608
MMBtu
09: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,350
Cost:
$930
$1,034 17,821 $317 22 - - $1,034
17,821
kWh
$317
22
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$51,218
Cost:
$61,608
$21,037 362,722 $6,967 484 $23,214 7,121 $21,037
362,722
kWh
$6,967
484
kW-months/year
$23,214
7,121
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas