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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2004
Principal Product Shopping carts
NAICS 333924 - Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
SIC 3496 - Misc. Fabricated Wire Products
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 250
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 337,000
Annual Production 350,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 5,000
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $224,027 5,209,920 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $73,641 15,677 kW-months/year $4.70
Natural Gas $322,748 39,612 MMBtu $8.15
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $620,416
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $159,553 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $20,395
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Primary Raw Material Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Primary Raw Material Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $ $ %
01: 4.451 ADD ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION SHIFT Savings:
$130,000
Cost:
$20,000
- - - - - - $(-180,000) - $(-1,000,000) - - - $1,310,000 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-180,000)
-
$
$(-1,000,000)
-
$
-
-
$
$1,310,000
-
%
02: 2.7314 REDUCE VENTILATION AIR Savings:
$12,177
Cost:
$35,730
- - - - $14,075 1,727 - - - - $(-1,898) - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$14,075
1,727
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
$(-1,898)
-
$
-
-
%
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$5,904
Cost:
$100
$5,865 136,400 $1,539 327 - - $(-1,200) - - - $(-300) - - - $5,865
136,400
kWh
$1,539
327
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
-
-
$
$(-300)
-
$
-
-
%
04: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$1,892
Cost:
$2,000
$1,284 29,853 $608 132 - - - - - - - - - - $1,284
29,853
kWh
$608
132
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
05: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$1,512
Cost:
$4,600
$887 20,625 - - - - $625 - - - - - - - $887
20,625
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$625
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
06: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT Savings:
$5,566
Cost:
$6,500
- - - - $5,566 683 - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,566
683
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
07: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$175
Cost:
$169
$138 3,215 $37 8 - - - - - - - - - - $138
3,215
kWh
$37
8
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
08: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$2,019
Cost:
$100
$2,019 46,956 - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,019
46,956
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
09: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$247
Cost:
$191
$247 5,751 - - - - - - - - - - - - $247
5,751
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
10: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$61
Cost:
$70
$43 995 $18 4 - - - - - - - - - - $43
995
kWh
$18
4
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$159,553
Cost:
$69,460
$10,483 243,795 $2,202 471 $19,641 2,410 $(-180,575) - $(-1,000,000) - $(-2,198) - $1,310,000 - $10,483
243,795
kWh
$2,202
471
kW-months/year
$19,641
2,410
MMBtu
$(-180,575)
-
$
$(-1,000,000)
-
$
$(-2,198)
-
$
$1,310,000
-
%
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$20,395
Cost:
$38,190
$7,534 175,219 $2,184 467 $14,075 1,727 $(-1,200) - - - $(-2,198) - - - $7,534
175,219
kWh
$2,184
467
kW-months/year
$14,075
1,727
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
-
-
$
$(-2,198)
-
$
-
-
%
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ $ $ %
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Primary Raw Material Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Primary Raw Material Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production