ITAC Assessment: UA0179
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Assessment Year 2017
Principal Product Frozen Corndogs
NAICS 311412: Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
SIC 2038: Frozen Specialties, Not Elsewhere Classified
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 400
Plant Area 200,000
ft2
Annual Production 350,000,000
units
Production Hrs. Annual 6,480
hrs
Location (State) Alabama

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $1,520,435 20,028,110
kWh
Electricity Fees $112,553 -
Natural Gas $467,335 62,181
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $2,100,323
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $159,897 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $25,765

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings
01 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $53,482 $100,000 - - $53,482
-
MMBtu
02 2.2621: Modify refrigeration system to operate at a lower pressure $44,167 $500 $41,813
550,755
kWh
$2,354 -
03 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $26,876 $42,452 $25,444
335,171
kWh
$1,432 -
04 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $7,851 $250 $7,433
97,903
kWh
$418 -
05 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $10,243 $1,165 $9,721
122,120
kWh
$522 -
06 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $6,934 $6,152 - - $6,934
-
MMBtu
07 2.1113: Reduce combustion air flow to optimum $2,673 $7,500 - - $2,673
-
MMBtu
08 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $429 $247 - - $429
-
MMBtu
09 2.4111: Utilize energy-efficient belts and other improved mechanisms $7,242 $1,015 $6,856
90,311
kWh
$386 -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $159,897 $159,281 $91,267
1,196,260
kWh
$5,112 $63,518
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $25,765 $2,677 $24,010
310,334
kWh
$1,326 $429
-
MMBtu
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Fees 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