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ITAC Assessment: UA0292
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ITAC Assessment: UA0292
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Find Something New - Open Random Assessment MAIN ITAC SITE VERSION [FOR BETA TESTING ONLY]
University of Alabama University of Alabama
Assessment Year 2024
Principal Product Plastic Soda Bottles
NAICS 326199: All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3089: Plastics Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 59
Plant Area 296,700
ft2
Annual Production 1,700,000,000
units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
hrs
Location (State) Alabama

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $3,124,597 40,126,867
kWh
Electricity Demand $320,716 74,536
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $111,975 -
Natural Gas $35,980 2,125
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $3,593,268
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $467,272 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings
01 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $15,553 $600 $13,928
178,791
kWh
$1,135
-
kW-mo/yr
$490 -
02 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $4,038 $8,787 $3,911
50,209
kWh
- $127 -
03 2.7231: Use radiant heater for spot heating $3,064 $893 - - - $3,064
-
MMBtu
04 2.7232: Replace existing hvac unit with high efficiency model $2,538 $8,918 $1,714
22,001
kWh
$744
-
kW-mo/yr
$80 -
05 2.9114: Use solar heat to make electricty $442,079 $4,045,808 $411,530
5,282,794
kWh
$16,634
-
kW-mo/yr
$13,915 -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $467,272 $4,065,006 $431,083
5,533,795
kWh
$18,513
-
kW-mo/yr
$14,612 $3,064
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED - - - - - -
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs