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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 1998
Principal Product Wooden furniture
NAICS n/a
SIC 2512 - Upholstered Household Furniture
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 200
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 100,000
Annual Production 25,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 2,000
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $65,513 1,456,038 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $34,840 8,710 kW-months/year $4.00
Electricity Fees $3,298 - $ -
Fuel Oil #2 $22,025 5,765 MMBtu $3.82
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $125,676
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $95,724 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $80,544
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Fuel Oil #2 Wood Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Fuel Oil #2 Wood Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost By-product Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $
01: 2.1331 BURN A LESS EXPENSIVE GRADE OF FUEL Savings:
$17,025
Cost:
$30,000
- - - - $22,025 5,765 $(-5,000) (-5,765) - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$22,025
5,765
MMBtu
$(-5,000)
(-5,765)
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.5111 CONVERT FROM INDIRECT TO DIRECT FIRED SYSTEMS Savings:
$13,767
Cost:
$61,000
$9,495 211,020 $4,272 1,068 - - - - - - - - - - $9,495
211,020
kWh
$4,272
1,068
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$5,986
Cost:
$1,000
$3,903 86,753 $2,083 521 - - - - - - - - - - $3,903
86,753
kWh
$2,083
521
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$3,793
Cost:
$700
- - - - $3,793 993 - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,793
993
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$142
Cost:
$300
$92 2,052 $50 12 - - - - - - - - - - $92
2,052
kWh
$50
12
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,413
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $1,413 370 - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,413
370
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$3,598
Cost:
$6,669
$1,258 27,843 $672 168 - - - - $1,103 - $565 - - - $1,258
27,843
kWh
$672
168
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
$1,103
-
$
$565
-
$
-
-
$
08: 4.111 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$20,000
Cost:
$10,000
- - - - - - - - $20,000 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
$20,000
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 4.521 CLEAR AND RENT EXISTING SPACE Savings:
$30,000
Cost:
$26,980
- - - - - - - - - - - - $30,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
$30,000
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$95,724
Cost:
$137,649
$14,748 327,668 $7,077 1,769 $27,231 7,128 $(-5,000) (-5,765) $21,103 - $565 - $30,000 - $14,748
327,668
kWh
$7,077
1,769
kW-months/year
$27,231
7,128
MMBtu
$(-5,000)
(-5,765)
MMBtu
$21,103
-
$
$565
-
$
$30,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$80,544
Cost:
$75,649
$5,253 116,648 $2,805 701 $25,818 6,758 $(-5,000) (-5,765) $21,103 - $565 - $30,000 - $5,253
116,648
kWh
$2,805
701
kW-months/year
$25,818
6,758
MMBtu
$(-5,000)
(-5,765)
MMBtu
$21,103
-
$
$565
-
$
$30,000
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Fuel Oil #2 Wood Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Fuel Oil #2 Wood Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost By-product Production