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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2000
Principal Product Frame parts for furniture
NAICS n/a
SIC 2512 - Upholstered Household Furniture
Sales $1,000,000-$5,000,000
# of Employees 54
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 105,000
Annual Production 3,000 Thousand Feet
Production Hrs. Annual 4,000
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $158,675 3,355,510 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $26,990 8,937 kW-months/year $3.02
Electricity Fees $5,224 - $ -
Natural Gas $11,781 1,758 MMBtu $6.70
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $202,670
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $51,824 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $4,826
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ lb $ $
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$600
Cost:
$440
$503 10,551 $97 32 - - - - - - $503
10,551
kWh
$97
32
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$526
Cost:
$1,623
$422 8,972 $104 34 - - - - - - $422
8,972
kWh
$104
34
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
03: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$2,067
Cost:
$6,800
$1,495 31,653 $572 190 - - - - - - $1,495
31,653
kWh
$572
190
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
04: 2.2491 USE COOLING AIR WHICH COOLS HOT WORK PIECES FOR SPACE HEATING Savings:
$2,795
Cost:
$1,500
- - - - $2,795 417 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,795
417
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,106
Cost:
$500
$953 20,223 $153 50 - - - - - - $953
20,223
kWh
$153
50
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
06: 2.4225 INSTALL COMMON HEADER ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$15,323
Cost:
$2,200
$13,214 279,308 $2,109 698 - - - - - - $13,214
279,308
kWh
$2,109
698
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
07: 3.6123 BURN WOOD BY-PRODUCTS FOR HEAT Savings:
$3,120
Cost:
-
$(-73) (-1,465) - - $2,117 316 $1,276 72,900 $(-200) - $(-73)
(-1,465)
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,117
316
MMBtu
$1,276
72,900
lb
$(-200)
-
$
08: 4.111 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$26,287
Cost:
$960
$16,687 352,872 - - - - - - $9,600 - $16,687
352,872
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
$9,600
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$51,824
Cost:
$14,023
$33,201 702,114 $3,035 1,004 $4,912 733 $1,276 72,900 $9,400 - $33,201
702,114
kWh
$3,035
1,004
kW-months/year
$4,912
733
MMBtu
$1,276
72,900
lb
$9,400
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$4,826
Cost:
$940
$1,383 29,309 $250 82 $2,117 316 $1,276 72,900 $(-200) - $1,383
29,309
kWh
$250
82
kW-months/year
$2,117
316
MMBtu
$1,276
72,900
lb
$(-200)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ lb $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes