ITAC Assessment: IC0345
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Assessment Year 2026
Principal Product Food Packaging
NAICS 322212: Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
SIC 3089: Plastics Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Sales Range $100
M
to 500
M
# of Employees 400
Plant Area 450,000
ft2
Annual Production 44,000,000
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
hrs
Location (State) Illinois

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $794,148 11,829,593
kWh
Electricity Demand $375,294 24,215
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $132,189 -
Natural Gas $430,066 51,798
MMBtu
Other Gas $65,346 1
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $1,797,043
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $61,062 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings
01 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage $4,722 $1,338 $2,341
34,944
kWh
$2,381
-
kW-mo/yr
-
02 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $1,362 $2,900 - - $1,362
-
MMBtu
03 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $6,117 $5,000 $4,645
69,331
kWh
$1,472
-
kW-mo/yr
-
04 2.6218: Turn off equipment when not in use $18,089 $6,484 $10,276
153,378
kWh
$7,813
-
kW-mo/yr
-
05 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $1,677 $720 $1,338
19,973
kWh
$339
-
kW-mo/yr
-
06 2.1243: Use heat from boiler blowdown to preheat boiler feed water $6,218 $10,544 - - $6,218
-
MMBtu
07 2.3191: Use demand controller or load shedder $819 $1,912 $387
5,780
kWh
- $432
-
MMBtu
08 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage $709 $2,496 $491
7,321
kWh
$218
-
kW-mo/yr
-
09 2.2427: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat incoming fluids $6,608 $10,990 - - $6,608
-
MMBtu
10 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $3,563 $1,775 $2,687
40,104
kWh
$876
-
kW-mo/yr
-
11 2.2136: Install / repair insulation on steam lines $11,178 $2,752 - - $11,178
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $61,062 $46,911 $22,166
330,831
kWh
$13,098
-
kW-mo/yr
$25,798
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED - - - - -
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