Benefits of Multi-day Industrial Center Assessments for Large Energy- Intensive Facilities 1

Multi-day Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) assessments are shown to be effective in serving the energy efficiency needs of large energy-intensive industrial facilities. Assessment results from two and three-day visits to eight large Industries of the Future (IOF) plants are discussed and compared to single day assessments. The effect on student employees and on program metrics for one IAC is shown. For the multi-day assessments of large plants, average annual cost savings per assessment recommendation (AR) increased by 43% and implemented savings increased by 34%. The average number of ARs per plant also increased and the ARs in the larger plants are generally more complex. Students are exposed to more complex plants, have more challenging projects and more time in the plant to study and gather data, and receive more attention from both plant personnel and faculty.