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IAC Center University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Assessment Year 2023
Principal Product Plywood and Hardwood Furniture Frames
NAICS 337122 - Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
SIC 2511 - Wood Household Furniture
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 95
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 70,500
Annual Production 640,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 2,730
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $195,673 3,557,694 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $110,585 14,608 kW-months/year $7.57
Natural Gas $76,989 5,739 MMBtu $13.42
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $383,247
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $105,986 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$3,157
Cost:
$3,110
$1,967 35,763 $1,190 157 - - $1,967
35,763
kWh
$1,190
157
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.2123 INSULATE FEEDWATER TANK Savings:
$1,517
Cost:
$700
- - - - $1,517 113 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,517
113
MMBtu
03: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$3,687
Cost:
$5,300
- - - - $3,687 275 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,687
275
MMBtu
04: 2.7444 CLOSE HOLES AND OPENINGS IN BUILDING SUCH AS BROKEN WINDOWS Savings:
$8,063
Cost:
$20,000
- - - - $8,063 601 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$8,063
601
MMBtu
05: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$6,311
Cost:
-
$4,449 80,898 $1,862 246 - - $4,449
80,898
kWh
$1,862
246
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.5122 REPLACE HIGH RESISTANCE DUCTS, PIPES, AND FITTINGS Savings:
$7,824
Cost:
$12,573
$4,263 77,500 $3,561 470 - - $4,263
77,500
kWh
$3,561
470
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$5,053
Cost:
$18,871
$(-348) (-6,322) $(-251) (-33) $5,652 421 $(-348)
(-6,322)
kWh
$(-251)
(-33)
kW-months/year
$5,652
421
MMBtu
08: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED Savings:
$3,138
Cost:
$6,000
$3,138 57,057 - - - - $3,138
57,057
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.4323 USE OPTIMUM SIZE AND CAPACITY EQUIPMENT Savings:
$12,193
Cost:
$75,000
$7,596 138,138 $4,597 607 - - $7,596
138,138
kWh
$4,597
607
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.6231 UTILIZE CONTROLS TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NEEDED Savings:
$5,953
Cost:
$4,760
$3,709 67,431 $2,244 296 - - $3,709
67,431
kWh
$2,244
296
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$49,090
Cost:
$118,344
$30,586 556,101 $18,504 2,444 - - $30,586
556,101
kWh
$18,504
2,444
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$105,986
Cost:
$264,658
$55,360 1,006,566 $31,707 4,188 $18,919 1,410 $55,360
1,006,566
kWh
$31,707
4,188
kW-months/year
$18,919
1,410
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas