| Assessment Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Principal Product | extruded pet food |
| NAICS |
n/a
|
| SIC | 2048: Prepared Feed and Feed Ingredients for Animals and Fowls, Except Dogs and Cats |
| Sales Range | $5 M to 10M |
| # of Employees | 80 |
| Plant Area |
64,000
ft2
|
| Annual Production | 33,000,000
lb
|
| Production Hrs. Annual | 7,488
hrs
|
| Location (State) | Nebraska |
Facility Energy Cost and Usage
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $85,763 | 1,920,868 |
kWh
|
$0.045 |
| Natural Gas | $148,546 | 24,954 |
MMBtu
|
$5.95 |
| TOTAL YEARLY COSTS | - | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $123,990 |
See individual recommendations below
*Non-energy impacts included in savings.
|
||
| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $28,050 | |||
Recommendations
| # | Description | Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Status | Electricity Usage Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Water Disposal Savings | Personnel Changes Savings | Primary Raw Material Savings | Increase in Production Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2.8113: Purchase gas directly from a contract gas supplier | $27,200 | - | - |
$27,200
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 02 | 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat | $25,020 | $50,000 | - |
$25,020
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 03 | 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors | $430 | $450 |
$430
16,413
kWh
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 04 | 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required | $430 | $50 |
$430
16,413
kWh
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 05 | 2.2523: Reduce infiltration to refrigerated areas; isolate hot equipment from refrigerated areas | $420 | $100 | - |
$420
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 06 | 3.1181: Eliminate a by-product | $7,940 | $9,680 | - | - | - | $(-1,420.0) | $9,360 | - | |
| 07 | 3.4111: Use closed cycle process to minimize waste water production | $5,630 | $8,000 |
$(-850.0)
(-32,825)
kWh
|
- |
$6,480
-
Tgal
|
- | - | - | |
| 08 | 4.111: Add equipment/ operators to reduce production bottleneck | $56,920 | $70,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,920 | |
| TOTAL RECOMMENDED | $123,990 | $138,280 |
$10
1
kWh
|
$52,640
-
MMBtu
|
$6,480
-
Tgal
|
$(-1,420.0) | $9,360 | $56,920 | ||
| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED | $28,050 | $150 |
$430
16,413
kWh
|
$27,620
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | ||
| Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Electricity Usage Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Water Disposal Savings | Personnel Changes Savings | Primary Raw Material Savings | Increase in Production Savings | |||
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs