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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2005
Principal Product Upholstered chairs
NAICS 337121 - Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
SIC 2512 - Upholstered Household Furniture
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 40
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 50,000
Annual Production 10,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 2,500
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $24,605 441,960 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $11,139 2,621 kW-months/year $4.25
Natural Gas $13,924 1,427 MMBtu $9.76
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $49,668
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $9,784 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $8,187
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ lb $ $ $ $
01: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$3,743
Cost:
$100
$2,673 55,000 $1,070 264 - - - - - - - - $2,673
55,000
kWh
$1,070
264
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$595
Cost:
$200
$425 8,750 $170 42 - - - - - - - - $425
8,750
kWh
$170
42
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$410
Cost:
$820
- - - - $410 42 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$410
42
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$56
Cost:
$83
$38 780 $18 4 - - - - - - - - $38
780
kWh
$18
4
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$71
Cost:
$38
$51 1,050 $20 5 - - - - - - - - $51
1,050
kWh
$20
5
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7313 RECYCLE AIR FOR HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING Savings:
$1,266
Cost:
$2,312
$1,560 32,100 $625 154 $2,206 226 - - $(-3,125) - - - $1,560
32,100
kWh
$625
154
kW-months/year
$2,206
226
MMBtu
-
-
lb
$(-3,125)
-
$
-
-
$
07: 3.5313 INCREASE AMOUNT OF WASTE RECOVERED FOR RESALE Savings:
$2,000
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - - - $2,000 100,000 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$2,000
100,000
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$661
Cost:
-
$472 9,707 $189 47 - - - - - - - - $472
9,707
kWh
$189
47
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$331
Cost:
$300
$95 1,950 $38 9 - - - - $167 - $31 - $95
1,950
kWh
$38
9
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
$167
-
$
$31
-
$
10: 2.7229 AIR CONDITION ONLY SPACE NECESSARY Savings:
$651
Cost:
$1,251
$369 7,586 $282 70 - - - - - - - - $369
7,586
kWh
$282
70
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$9,784
Cost:
$6,104
$5,683 116,923 $2,412 595 $2,616 268 $2,000 100,000 $(-2,958) - $31 - $5,683
116,923
kWh
$2,412
595
kW-months/year
$2,616
268
MMBtu
$2,000
100,000
lb
$(-2,958)
-
$
$31
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$8,187
Cost:
$3,492
$4,028 82,873 $1,749 432 $410 42 $2,000 100,000 - - - - $4,028
82,873
kWh
$1,749
432
kW-months/year
$410
42
MMBtu
$2,000
100,000
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ lb $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost