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IAC Center University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Assessment Year 2024
Principal Product brominated flame retardants and plasticizers
NAICS 325998 - All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
SIC 2869 - Industrial Organic Chemicals, Nec
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 50
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 70,000
Annual Production 30,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $227,536 3,710,594 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $57,690 6,952 kW-months/year $8.30
Electricity Fees $21,552 - $ -
Natural Gas $346,271 62,120 MMBtu $5.57
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $653,049
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $78,747 *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: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$24,323
Cost:
$22,680
$20,440 335,088 $3,883 468 - - $20,440
335,088
kWh
$3,883
468
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$14,523
Cost:
$8,400
$13,001 213,138 $1,522 183 - - $13,001
213,138
kWh
$1,522
183
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,159
Cost:
$1,880
$935 15,330 $224 27 - - $935
15,330
kWh
$224
27
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$4,235
Cost:
-
$3,570 58,517 $665 80 - - $3,570
58,517
kWh
$665
80
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$2,282
Cost:
$1,000
$1,924 31,536 $358 43 - - $1,924
31,536
kWh
$358
43
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,010
Cost:
$2,500
- - - - $1,010 181 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,010
181
MMBtu
07: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$11,158
Cost:
$17,000
$9,405 154,176 $1,753 211 - - $9,405
154,176
kWh
$1,753
211
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.2121 INCREASE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATE RETURNED Savings:
$2,800
Cost:
-
- - - - $2,800 502 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,800
502
MMBtu
09: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY Savings:
$17,257
Cost:
$183,891
$17,257 282,899 - - - - $17,257
282,899
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$78,747
Cost:
$237,351
$66,532 1,090,684 $8,405 1,013 $3,810 684 $66,532
1,090,684
kWh
$8,405
1,013
kW-months/year
$3,810
684
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