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Program Overview. Provide energy, waste and productivity assessments to small and medium sized manufacturers No direct cost Comprehensive Confidential Unbiased. Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Program History. Funded by the DOE IACs in operation since 1976
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Program Overview • Provide energy, waste and productivity assessments to small and medium sized manufacturers • No direct cost • Comprehensive • Confidential • Unbiased
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Program History • Funded by the DOE • IACs in operation since 1976 • IACs have recommended cumulative cost savings of over $1 billion • Technical assistance has been provided to over 11,000 plants • More than 2,000 engineering students have been trained
Program Features • Assessments provided at no direct cost • Experienced engineering faculty, staff and engineering students conduct the assessments • The is no obligation to act on any recommendation • Client proprietary information is protected • Not an academic exercise
Program Benefits • Plants receive objective information • Students receive hands-on training and experience in a wide range of systems • Universities build valuable relationships and maintain a practical focus • Manufacturers can assess the latest technologies and practices • National reductions in energy usage, making businesses more competitive and reducing stress on the national energy grid
The UIC-IAC • A division of the Energy Resources Center (ERC), UIC’s energy consulting arm • ERC established in 1973 as a “fast response” team of energy experts capable of quickly extending • Technical expertise • Advice • Professional assistance • The IAC draws upon ERC faculty and staff to lead assessments, as well as working with other ERC units to leverage expertise
Other Items of Note • Over $25,000 in scholarships won in the last three years by UIC-IAC students • 100% graduation rate • Real world experience before graduation • All students have a job before graduation
The UIC-IAC • 9th year • 172 assessments to date • 19 general industry groups assessed • Over 1,300 recommendations made
UIC-IAC Geographic Coverage +Wisconsin
Assessment Day • After arriving, the IAC team meets with plant personnel to receive background information • Plant walkthrough, identifying the energy-using systems • For the remainder of the day, the IAC team collects data, monitors equipment and gathers information on all energy using systems in the plant • At the end of the day, wrap-up meeting to go over initial findings
What is expected of clients? • Lunch • Your time on the day of the assessment • Someone with knowledge of the plant and its systems • Your cooperation after the assessment • We cannot get every piece of data in one day; we will request some additional information • The more cooperation we get the better your report
What you can expect from us • An energy report in 60 days • Professionalism and experience • Average student experience of 10 assessments • Follow up support • Full transparency • An assessment team of 8-12 students • Fully safety trained
Assessment Timeline • Client provides 12 months of utility bills and completed pre-assessment form to determine eligibility • UIC-IAC conducts a one or two-day site visit and performs the assessment • After 60 days, client receives a report detailing the analysis, findings and recommendations • Six to nine months later, follow-up phone calls made by UIC-IAC and Program Manager
Assessment Report • Energy bill analysis • True energy costs • Recommendations • Detailed costs and savings • Complete explanation of methodology and assumptions • Fully transparent • Tools to assist in implementation of recommendations
UIC-IAC ResultsFY2005 - FY2009 • For each plant • Average medium plant implemented savings: $146,000/yr • Average overall plant implemented savings: $385,000/yr • Average overall simple payback: 2.6 years • Overall implementation rate: 63% • Tallied for FY2005 through first half of FY2009
FY2010 Assessment Goals • Save client 15% of total energy budget within capital investment guidelines • Introduce three new recommendations per assessment report
Your Local IAC University of Illinois at Chicago Lead Student Tim Johnson 312-355-3445 TimJohnsonPKP@gmail.com www.erc.uic.edu/projects/iac.htm University of Michigan Director Dr. Arvind Atreya 734-647-4790 aatreya@umich.edu Bradley University Director Dr. Paul Mehta 309-677-2754 mehta@bradley.edu University of Dayton Director Dr. Kelly Kissock 937-229-2852 kkissock@udayton.edu www.engr.udayton.edu/udiac