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IAC Center Georgia Institute of Technology
Assessment Year 2003
Principal Product PET CONTAINERS
NAICS 326160 - Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
SIC 3085 - Plastics Bottles
Sales n/a
# of Employees 220
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 315,000
Annual Production 900,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,704,406 68,637,600 kWh $0.02
Electricity Demand $1,631,878 24,180 kW-months/year $67.49
Electricity Fees $290,112 - $ -
Natural Gas $398,568 76,551 MMBtu $5.21
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $4,024,964
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $1,108,710 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.8114 CHANGE RATE SCHEDULES OR OTHER CHANGES IN UTILITY SERVICE Savings:
$116,954
Cost:
$2,000
- - - - - - $116,954 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$116,954
-
$
02: 2.8114 CHANGE RATE SCHEDULES OR OTHER CHANGES IN UTILITY SERVICE Savings:
$44,604
Cost:
$85,000
- - - - - - $44,604 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$44,604
-
$
03: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$28,809
Cost:
-
- - $28,809 2,820 - - - - -
-
kWh
$28,809
2,820
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$4,314
Cost:
$2,844
$2,534 96,710 $1,780 132 - - - - $2,534
96,710
kWh
$1,780
132
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$4,272
Cost:
$17,760
$1,176 44,913 $3,096 228 - - - - $1,176
44,913
kWh
$3,096
228
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.2211 USE OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE Savings:
$76,382
Cost:
$16,640
$32,474 1,205,000 $43,908 3,048 - - - - $32,474
1,205,000
kWh
$43,908
3,048
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD Savings:
$22,400
Cost:
$22,800
$12,851 477,000 $9,549 660 - - - - $12,851
477,000
kWh
$9,549
660
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
08: 2.3417 USE WASTE HEAT WITH A CLOSED-CYCLE GAS TURBINE-GENERATOR SET TO COGENERATE ELECTRICITY AND HEAT Savings:
$810,975
Cost:
$4,250,000
$565,979 18,093,440 $1,002,100 71,232 $(-757,104) (-145,597) - - $565,979
18,093,440
kWh
$1,002,100
71,232
kW-months/year
$(-757,104)
(-145,597)
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$1,108,710
Cost:
$4,397,044
$615,014 19,917,063 $1,089,242 78,120 $(-757,104) (-145,597) $161,558 - $615,014
19,917,063
kWh
$1,089,242
78,120
kW-months/year
$(-757,104)
(-145,597)
MMBtu
$161,558
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Administrative Changes