Program ProfilesINDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT CENTER
The U. S. Department of Energy’s Intermountain Industrial Assessment Center (IIAC) at the University of Utah has been providing eligible small- and medium-sized manufacturers with no-cost plant assessments since 2001, offering cost-effective recommendations for improvements in the areas of energy efficiency, pollution prevention, and productivity improvement.
Companies eligible for IIAC assessments must be SIC Code 2000-3999 manufacturers; either an Industry of the Future, or a supplier to or customer of an Industry of the Future; and meet any three of the following four criteria: 1) have $100,000/yr to $2.0 million/yr in total energy costs; 2) have a maximum of 500 employees; 3) have a maximum of $100 million/yr gross annual sales; or 4) lack in-house professional expertise in energy use and conservation. Through the IIAC program, manufacturers receive free, objective information to help make their plant cleaner, more productive, and more energy-efficient. On average, an IIAC assessment yields recommendations that can save a manufacturing facility $55,000 annually, with an average payback period of 12 months. |
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Industrial Assessment Center at the University of
Utah
Facility assessments typically involve electric, gas,
water, and waste disposal bill analyses, a one day site
visit to collect energy productivity and waste data, and
within 60 days of the visit, the writing of a
confidential report to the facility management that
details the analyses, findings, and recommendations of
the assessment team. Each recommendation is explained
and its costs and benefits defined. Purchase costs,
installation costs, and operating costs are stated
separately, so that savings can be clearly computed and
demonstrated. Six to nine months after delivery of the
report, an IIAC representative will follow-up to see
which, if any, of the recommendations have been
implemented.