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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2000
Principal Product PVC pellets
NAICS n/a
SIC 2821 - Plastics Materials And Resins
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 90
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 100,000
Annual Production 30,000,000 Pounds
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $290,263 7,081,770 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $106,114 22,107 kW-months/year $4.80
Electricity Fees $7,779 - $ -
Natural Gas $49,713 8,788 MMBtu $5.66
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $453,869
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $60,699 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $1,081
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Increase in Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $ $ %
01: 2.1133 ADJUST BURNERS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION Savings:
$1,081
Cost:
$800
- - - - $1,081 191 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,081
191
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
%
02: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$1,257
Cost:
$180
$1,019 24,912 $238 50 - - - - - - - - $1,019
24,912
kWh
$238
50
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
%
03: 2.2515 USE OPTIMUM THICKNESS INSULATION Savings:
$1,275
Cost:
$2,668
$1,099 26,671 $176 37 - - - - - - - - $1,099
26,671
kWh
$176
37
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
%
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$1,822
Cost:
$100
$1,476 36,049 $346 72 - - - - - - - - $1,476
36,049
kWh
$346
72
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
%
05: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD Savings:
$5,045
Cost:
$600
$4,118 100,528 $927 193 - - - - - - - - $4,118
100,528
kWh
$927
193
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
%
06: 2.2625 CHILL WATER TO THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE POSSIBLE Savings:
$4,905
Cost:
$15,000
$4,559 111,372 $346 72 - - - - - - - - $4,559
111,372
kWh
$346
72
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
%
07: 4.515 INSTALL SHELVES / RACKS TO UTILIZE UNUSED SPACE Savings:
$35,750
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - $35,750 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$35,750
-
$
-
-
%
08: 4.424 IMPROVE SPACE COMFORT CONDITIONING Savings:
$9,564
Cost:
$17,000
- - - - - - $(-2,500) - - - $12,064 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-2,500)
-
Tgal
-
-
$
$12,064
-
%
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$60,699
Cost:
$36,348
$12,271 299,532 $2,033 424 $1,081 191 $(-2,500) - $35,750 - $12,064 - $12,271
299,532
kWh
$2,033
424
kW-months/year
$1,081
191
MMBtu
$(-2,500)
-
Tgal
$35,750
-
$
$12,064
-
%
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$1,081
Cost:
$800
- - - - $1,081 191 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,081
191
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
%
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $ $ %
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Increase in Production