U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Industrial Technologies Program

Assessment Year	2000
SIC	3949
SIC Description	Sporting And Athletic Goods, Nec
NAICS
NAICS Description
Principal Product	Children's Playground Equipment
Sales	$ 70,000,000
# of Employees	270
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.)	275,000
Annual Production	16,242 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual	6,240
Location (State)	MN
Yearly Energy Cost	$ 684,275

Current Energy Usage & Costs

Energy Sources	Yearly Usage	Yearly Cost	Unit Price
Electricity	4,929,074 kWh	$ 182,147	$ 0.037 /kWh
- Demand Charge	14,796 kW	$ 71,029	$ 4.80 /kW
- Electricity Fees	-	$ 4,948	-
Natural Gas	80,479 MMBtu	$ 426,151	$ 5.30 /MMBtu
TOTAL ENERGY	131,002 MMBtu	$ 684,275	$ 5.22 /MMBtu
Water Disposal	6,559,000 Gal	$ 30,780	$ 0 /Gal
Other Liquid (haz)	27,100 Gal	$ 19,782	$ 0 /Gal
Solid Waste (non-haz)	678,640 lbs	$ 30,434	$ 0 /lbs

Recommended Reduction in Usage & Costs

Recommended Implemented

Energy Sources	Yearly Savings	Yearly Cost	% Saved	Unit Price
Electricity	27,843 kWh 27,843 kWh	$ 863 $ 863	0.47 % 0.47 %	$ 0.037 /kWh
- Demand Charge	0 kW 0 kW	$ 0 $ 0	0.00 % 0.00 %	$ 4.80 /kW
- Electricity Fees	-	$ 0 $ 0	0.00 % 0.00 %	-
Natural Gas	0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu	$ 0 $ 0	0.00 % 0.00 %	$ 5.30 /MMBtu
TOTAL ENERGY	285 MMBtu 285 MMBtu	$ 863 $ 863	0.13 % 0.13 %	$ 5.22 /MMBtu
Water Disposal	550,600 Gal 550,600 Gal	$ 2,588 $ 2,588	8.41 % 8.41 %	$ 0 /Gal
Other Liquid (haz)	0 Gal 0 Gal	$ 0 $ 0	0.00 % 0.00 %	$ 0 /Gal
Solid Waste (non-haz)	0 lbs 0 lbs	$ 0 $ 0	0.00 % 0.00 %	$ 0 /lbs

Recommendations

AR #		Description	ARC Code	Status	Cost	Savings	Payback (Years)
01	view details	TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE	2.6218	I	$ 1,794	$ 863	2.08
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price Electricity 27,843 kWh $ 863 $ 0.037 /kWh TOTAL ENERGY 285 MMBtu $ 863 -
02	view details	METER RECYCLED WATER (TO REDUCE SEWER CHARGES)	3.4116	I	$ 2,000	$ 2,588	0.77
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price Water Disposal 550,600 Gal $ 2,588 $ 0 /Gal TOTAL WASTE - $ 2,588 -
03	view details	INSTALL AUTOMATIC PACKING EQUIPMENT	4.4410	N	$ 5,200	$ 6,015	0.86
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price Personnel Changes - $ 6,015 - TOTAL PRODUCTON - $ 6,015 -
04	view details	INSTALL AUTOMATIC PACKING EQUIPMENT	4.4410	N	$ 60,000	$ 53,040	1.13
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price Personnel Changes - $ 53,040 - TOTAL PRODUCTON - $ 53,040 -
05	view details	PURCHASE EQUIPMENT INSTEAD OF LEASING	4.2310	I	$ 3,500	$ 2,000	1.75
Energy Sources Yearly Reduction Yearly Savings Unit Price Administrative Changes - $ 2,000 - TOTAL PRODUCTON - $ 2,000 -

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