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The
University of
Florida IAC performs
up to twenty-five industrial assessments per year for small and
medium-sized manufacturing companies. Procedures for the identification and
selection of companies to audit are discussed below.
National IAC Qualification Criteria
To be qualified for a free energy assessment, a specific manufacturing
plant must meet the national IAC criteria. Please note that manufacturing
plants that are part of a larger corporation are also eligible for energy
assessments, as long as the individual plant meets the qualifications below:
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a maximum of 500 employees at a particular
plant,
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gross sales less than $100 million per year
·
energy bills, in excess of $100,000 per
year, but no more than $2.5 million per year,
·
a lack of in-house personnel trained in
energy use and energy conservation, and
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a Standard
Industrial Classification Code (SIC) in the SIC2000-3999 group.
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Geographic Area Serviced
The UF IAC primarily serves companies within a 150 mile radius of Gainesville, Florida
which encompasses a large geographic area in Florida
and South Georgia. Additionally they
provide service for the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama. The companies selected to
receive IAC services are reasonably distributed throughout this area by
selecting companies for site visits that represent as much of a uniform
sampling of the geographic region and SIC codes as is reasonably possible.
The coverage area for the University of Florida
includes 8 major cities (and surrounding area) in Florida:
Orlando, Jacksonville,
Tampa, St Petersburg,
Tallahassee, Daytona
Beach, Ocala and Gainesville. Other
cities include Bradenton, Lakeland,
St. Augustine, Lake City,
and Perry. The coverage area also includes the South
Georgia area not serviced by the Georgia Tech IAC. This area
includes the cities of Valdosta, Brunswick, Thomasville,
Waycross, and Moultrie. Additionally the UF-IAC does a
series of audits in western Florida and
southern Alabama.
Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) Codes
The eligible companies in are limited to those within the SIC group SIC20XX-39XX:
SIC Code - Industry
20 - Food and Kindred Products
21 - Tobacco Products
22 - Textile Mill Products
23 - Apparel and Other Finished Products made from Fabrics and Similar
Materials
24 - Lumber and Wood Products (Except Furniture)
25 - Furniture and Fixtures
26 - Paper Allied Products
27 - Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries
28 - Chemical and Allied Products
29 - Products of Petroleum and Coal
30 - Rubber and Plastic Products
31 - Leather and Leather Products
32 - Stone, Clay, and Glass Products
33 - Primary Metal Industries
34 - Fabricated Metal Products (Except Machinery and Transportation
Equipment)
35 - Machinery (Except Electrical)
36 - Electrical Machinery, Electronics and Allied Industries
37 - Transportation Equipment
38 - Professional, Scientific, and Controlling Instruments, Photographic
and Optical Goods, Watches and Clocks
39 - Other Miscellaneous Industries
Exceptions
The companies selected for site visits and audits are expected to
cooperate fully with the UF IAC in providing information on energy usage,
energy costs, plant operating data, and other factors necessary to insure
that a quality energy audit and analysis job is accomplished, and a high
quality Final Audit Report can be prepared. No UF IAC services
is provided to companies who are unwilling or unable to provide this
level of cooperation.
Applying for IAC Service
Companies interested in applying for a no-cost IAC audit should contact Dr.
Cristian Cardenas at (352) 392-7690 or (352)
392-1464 Ext. 2009.
Initial Company Contacts
Companies either contact the IAC directly or are identified by the IAC
through a variety of sources. These sources typically include:
Direct Requests by Potential
Clients
State Directories of Manufacturers
City Directories
Public Works/Florida Energy Extension Service/County Energy Service Lists
State Energy Office
State Inspector Offices
Economic Development Organizations
Industrial Plant Databases
Utilities in the UF IAC Region
Florida Power and Light Company
Florida Power Company
Tampa Electric Company
Gainesville Regional Utilities
Gulf Power Company
Jacksonville Electric Authority
Orlando Utilities Commission
Tallahassee Electric
Clay Electric Cooperative
Georgia Power Company
Georgia Rural Electric Cooperatives
Phone Book/Telephone Solicitations
Mailings/Brochures
Press Releases/Articles in Industrial Journals
Referrals
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