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IAC Center University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Assessment Year 2025
Principal Product Aluminum castings
NAICS 331524 - Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
SIC 3365 - Aluminum Foundries
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 85
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 91,728
Annual Production 4,896,947 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 4,160
Location (State) MN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $97,399 3,489,344 kWh $0.03
Electricity Demand $121,281 10,134 kW-months/year $11.97
Electricity Fees $206,838 - $ -
Natural Gas $206,291 44,325 MMBtu $4.65
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $631,809
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $111,353 *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: 4.652 REPLACE EXISTING EQUIPMENT WITH MORE SUITABLE SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$97,017
Cost:
$800,000
- - - - $97,017 20,846 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$97,017
20,846
MMBtu
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$10,262
Cost:
$1,500
$6,472 231,159 $3,790 317 - - $6,472
231,159
kWh
$3,790
317
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.1221 REPLACE OBSOLETE BURNERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT ONES Savings:
$2,094
Cost:
$18,160
- - - - $2,094 450 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,094
450
MMBtu
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,278
Cost:
-
$572 20,424 $706 59 - - $572
20,424
kWh
$706
59
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$373
Cost:
$3,136
$153 5,467 $220 18 - - $153
5,467
kWh
$220
18
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$329
Cost:
$810
$201 7,179 $128 11 - - $201
7,179
kWh
$128
11
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$111,353
Cost:
$823,606
$7,398 264,229 $4,844 405 $99,111 21,296 $7,398
264,229
kWh
$4,844
405
kW-months/year
$99,111
21,296
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