Michigan Agricultural Energy Council (MAEC)

Energy Audits

2010 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Greenhouse 3 3,094,083.47 14.21 47,634.00 95,829.00 2.00 15,878.00 21,779,895.00
Irrigation 1 115,852.14 20.33 5,176.00 46,585.00 9.00 5,176.00 569,822.00

2011 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Greenhouse 2 146,506.19 29.08 5,127.00 35,167.00 6.90 2,563.50 503,848.00
Maple 1 73,150.52 82.27 7,762.00 32,495.00 4.20 7,762.00 88,918.00

2013 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Greenhouse 7 5,840,208.30 35.83 148,601.79 625,036.80 4.20 21,228.83 16,301,924.00
Poultry 3 32,675,951.15 60.95 370,732.00 810,603.00 2.20 123,577.33 53,611,478.00
Irrigation `1 254,854.54 84.51 21,240.00 48,407.00 2.30 21,240.00 30,157,006.00

2014 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Greenhouse 1 44,136.49 28.91 2,185.00 19,170.00 8.80 2,185.00 152,690.00
Poultry 1 5,122,793.16 55.45 131,251.00 517,786.00 3.90 131,251.00 9,237,891.00

2015 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Greenhouse 2 4,531,551.72 36.18 124,688.00 637,495.00 5.10 62,344.00 12,525,796.00
Poultry 1 5,088,503.85 49.19 5,088,503.85 605,248.00 5.70 105,296.00 10,344,908.00

2017 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Rural Business 4 359,129.20 75.36 27,559.00 157,270.00 5.70 6,889.75 476,565.00
Irrigation 1 343,345.00 97.38 15,902.00 82,949.00 5.20 15,902.00 352,570.00
Greenhouse 2 145,512.00 39.76 2,796.00 127,360.00 45.50 1,398.20 365,942.00
Fish Hatchery 3 768,843.00 19.89 80,724.00 113,624.00 1.40 26,908.00 3,866,293.10
Grain Dryer 1 285,827.00 41.10 10,421.00 86,924.00 8.30 10,421.00 695,495.00
Crop 1 33,443.00 7.65 4,083.00 13,022.00 3.20 4,083.00 436,898.41

2018 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Rural Business 2 713,482.00 30.32 68,201.00 358,218.00 5.30 34,100.50 2,353,034.00
Food/Fruit Process 1 32,992.00 68.97 1,741.00 11,290.00 6.50 1,741.00 47,835.00
Grain Dryer 2 590,103.00 72.28 12,674.00 267,997.00 21.10 6,337.00 816,384.00

2019 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Greenhouse 7 9,113,791.60 49.43 166,495.00 1,261,988.00 7.58 23,785.00 18,438,938.90
Rural Business 1 6,803.00 48.09 1,027.00 1,065.00 1.04 1,027.00 14,147.00
Grain Dryer 4 2,206,559.00 25.38 59,508.00 940,755.00 15.81 14,877.00 8,693,327.30
Maple 1 37,398.00 54.18 2,575.00 22,745.00 8.83 2,575.00 69,021.50

2020 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Greenhouse 3 957,668.10 48.59 40,973.00 526,274.00 12.80 13,657.67 1,970,897.30
Grain Dryer 4 4,100,368.40 24.11 72,126.00 413,470.00 5.70 18,031.50 17,006,922.10

2021 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Dairy 1 330,466.90 40.17 33,783.00 89,726.00 2.66 33,783.00 822,591.70
Fruit 1 471,668.50 62.58 61,266.00 786,667.00 12.84 61,266.00 753,720.00
Maple 1 4,192.00 7.48 3,639.00 42,700.00 11.73 3,639.00 56,064.50
Rural Business 3 53,573.50 38.10 7,700.00 83,819.00 10.89 2,566.67 140,611.70
Grain Dryer 1 354,557.30 23.08 10,855.00 159,304.00 14.68 10,855.00 1,536,239.10
Greenhouse 1 29,189.90 16.11 2,187.00 16,865.00 7.71 2,187.00 181,157.00
Irrigation 1 233,020.80 78.76 14,089.00 51,089.00 3.63 14,089.00 295,853.70

2022 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Grain Dryer 1 16,343.12 1.11 2,452.00 7,720.00 3.15 2,452.00 1,474,576.38
Rural Business 1 132,258.58 26.77 13,471.00 28,478.00 2.11 13,471.00 494,025.60
Biomass 2 905,823.85 87.89 45,403.00 504,116.00 22.21 22,701.50 1,030,587.26

2023 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Grain Dryer 4 89,424.58 58.75 63,738.72 753,988.00 11.83 15,934.68 1,522,199.73
Dairy 3 50,228.33 12.33 10,070.00 142,277.00 14.13 3,356.67 407,333.61
Irrigation 1 34,169.00 20.15 5,550.00 53,000.00 9.55 5,550.00 169,578.00
Rural Business 1 107,117.45 13.54 3,772.00 31,186.00 8.27 3,772.00 790,910.71
Greenhouse 3 5,517,583.37 10.68 180,053.00 693,335.00 3.85 60,017.67 51,682,134.94
Food/Fruit Process 1 101,029.00 31.74 13,961.00 142,389.00 10.20 13,961.00 318,269.00

2024 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)
Grain Dryer 5 1,508,480.95 37.78 96,675.48 2,691,139.31 27.84 19,335.10 3,889,818.73
Rural Business 4 102,759.85 23.90 12,401.93 191,460.84 15.44 3,100.48 429,903.00
Food/Fruit Process 1 18,903.08 84.03 2,177.00 20,024.00 9.20 2,177.00 22,496.66
Maple 1 23,460.33 72.39 3,153.31 17,266.07 5.48 3,153.31 32,407.50
Irrigation 1 205,416.05 77.14 9,036.89 50,000.00 5.53 9,036.89 266,295.43

2025 Total Savings

Operation
No.
Savings
(kWh/yr)
Savings
(%)
Total Annual Savings
($)
Total Owner Cost to Implement
($)
Payback
(years)
Potential Average Annual Savings
($)
Total Annual Base Energy Usage
(kWh)