ITAC Assessment: IA0325
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Assessment Year 2003
Principal Product Cheese, Dry Whey and Lactose
NAICS 311513: Cheese Manufacturing
SIC 2022: Natural, Processed, and Imitation Cheese
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 60
Plant Area 80,400
ft2
Annual Production 1,000,000
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 7,488
hrs
Location (State) Iowa

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $351,593 6,867,360
kWh
Electricity Demand $91,352 14,054
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $621,748 154,195
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $90,361 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $78,819

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings
01 2.1233: Analyze flue gas for proper air/fuel ratio $18,064 $1,000 - - $18,064
-
MMBtu
02 2.1213: Direct warmest air to combustion intake $2,881 $2,200 - - $2,881
-
MMBtu
03 2.2427: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat incoming fluids $53,817 $18,000 - - $53,817
-
MMBtu
04 2.6231: Utilize controls to operate equipment only when needed $7,965 $4,000 - - $7,965
-
MMBtu
05 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $957 $245 $793
15,497
kWh
$164
-
kW-mo/yr
-
06 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $508 $25 $422
8,237
kWh
$86
-
kW-mo/yr
-
07 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $5,473 $11,035 $4,238
82,780
kWh
$1,235
-
kW-mo/yr
-
08 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $53 $133 $53
1,030
kWh
- -
09 2.4133: Use most efficient type of electric motors $643 $433 $534
10,437
kWh
$109
-
kW-mo/yr
-
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $90,361 $37,071 $6,040
117,981
kWh
$1,594
-
kW-mo/yr
$82,727
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $78,819 $30,305 $5,453
106,514
kWh
$1,485
-
kW-mo/yr
$71,881
-
MMBtu
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs