Illinois Central College (ICC)
Peoria, Illinois
Intern: Ben Reinhart
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Central College is a large Illinois community college with four locations
in the Peoria area. The main campus is located in East Peoria. ICC has annual
enrollment of over 18,000 students; of which the vast majority are in-district
residents.
The intern investigated several energy savings projects at the college.
Results:
The intern made the following energy efficiency suggestions:
- Installing
new energy efficient boilers on the campus. This project would save over
$100,000 annually, with a payback period of less than 4 years and an ROI
of 23%.
- Upgrade
32 motors with Toshiba premium ODP motors and install 9 VFDs. This project
would save over $11,000 annually, with a payback period of 3 years and an
ROI of 30%.
- Installing White Knight coating over existing roofs on two
buildings. This project could save the college $900,000 over a 30-year lifespan.
- Replacing
the windows at the Academic Building with double-pane energy star windows
and improve the insulation around all metal panels.
- Installing occupancy
sensors in 62 restrooms. This project could reduce lighting costs by at least
$2,800 annually and have a payback period of between 1-1/2 to 2 years.
- Install
controls on restroom exhaust fan motor. This project could reduce electricity
costs by at least $1,000, with a payback period less than 3 years and an
ROI of 33%.
- Installing day lighting controls near the library skylight.
This project could save over $2,800 a year and has a payback period of less
than a year.
- Installing vending machine controls on refrigerated beverage
machines and snack machines. This project could save the college $10,000
annually with a payback period of 11 months.
- Power down 2,800 computers at night
and during the weekends. This project could save about $80,000 annually.
- Install
automatic hand dryers in bathrooms. This project would eliminate paper towel
waste and could save over $50,000 in associated paper towel expenses.
- Apply
for state energy efficiency incentive funds for a chilled water project.
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