ITAC Assessment: IA0188
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Assessment Year 1998
Principal Product printed pens and pencils
NAICS
n/a
SIC 3951: Pens, Mechanical Pencils, and Parts
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 240
Plant Area 220,000
ft2
Annual Production 50,000,000
pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
hrs
Location (State) Iowa

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $47,325 1,636,284
kWh
Electricity Demand $67,287 4,464
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $15,565 3,164
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $69,220 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $69,220

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Water Disposal Savings Personnel Changes Savings Administrative Changes Savings
01 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $1,435 $25 $640
23,154
kWh
$795
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
02 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $1,584 $195 $771
27,843
kWh
$813
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
03 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $1,814 $1,714 $856
31,067
kWh
$958
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
04 3.4115: Recover and reuse cooling water $1,139 $1,050 - - $1,139
-
Tgal
- -
05 4.423: Move product using mechanical means $60,833 $38,000 - - - $60,833 -
06 2.8113: Purchase gas directly from a contract gas supplier $2,415 $250 - - - - $2,415
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $69,220 $41,234 $2,267
82,064
kWh
$2,566
-
kW-mo/yr
$1,139
-
Tgal
$60,833 $2,415
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $69,220 $41,234 $2,267
82,064
kWh
$2,566
-
kW-mo/yr
$1,139
-
Tgal
$60,833 $2,415
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Water Disposal Savings Personnel Changes Savings Administrative Changes Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs