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IAC Center University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Assessment Year 2025
Principal Product Cheese
NAICS 311513 - Cheese Manufacturing
SIC 2022 - Cheese, Natural And Processed
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 290
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 110,000
Annual Production 1 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 6,006
Location (State) WI
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $751,232 10,904,750 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $420,613 22,968 kW-months/year $18.31
Electricity Fees $120,635 - $ -
Natural Gas $140,086 28,486 MMBtu $4.92
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,432,566
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $60,450 *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: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$41,369
Cost:
$5,616
$28,971 419,873 $12,398 677 - - $28,971
419,873
kWh
$12,398
677
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,917
Cost:
$2,750
$4,342 62,928 $1,575 86 - - $4,342
62,928
kWh
$1,575
86
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$5,023
Cost:
$279
$3,567 51,689 $1,456 80 - - $3,567
51,689
kWh
$1,456
80
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$3,502
Cost:
$10,895
$2,403 34,831 $1,099 60 - - $2,403
34,831
kWh
$1,099
60
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$3,221
Cost:
-
$2,360 34,200 $861 47 - - $2,360
34,200
kWh
$861
47
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7221 LOWER TEMPERATURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND VICE-VERSA Savings:
$1,418
Cost:
-
$945 13,700 $355 19 $118 24 $945
13,700
kWh
$355
19
kW-months/year
$118
24
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$60,450
Cost:
$19,540
$42,588 617,221 $17,744 969 $118 24 $42,588
617,221
kWh
$17,744
969
kW-months/year
$118
24
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