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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2011
Principal Product Cartons for food
NAICS 322212 - Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
SIC 2657 - Folding Paperboard Boxes
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 155
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 128,000
Annual Production 90,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $255,707 6,890,100 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $130,597 14,730 kW-months/year $8.87
Electricity Fees $6,127 - $ -
Natural Gas $24,069 2,110 MMBtu $11.41
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $416,500
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $57,845 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $39,591
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
01: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$14,162
Cost:
$5,000
$10,405 280,376 $3,757 401 - - - - - - $10,405
280,376
kWh
$3,757
401
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$2,202
Cost:
$3,750
$1,618 43,587 $584 62 - - - - - - $1,618
43,587
kWh
$584
62
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.7231 USE RADIANT HEATER FOR SPOT HEATING Savings:
$3,993
Cost:
$10,500
- - - - $3,993 350 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,993
350
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$347
Cost:
$100
$872 23,499 $315 34 - - $(-600) - $(-240) - $872
23,499
kWh
$315
34
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-600)
-
$
$(-240)
-
$
05: 2.3131 RESCHEDULE PLANT OPERATIONS OR REDUCE LOAD TO AVOID PEAKS Savings:
$420
Cost:
$25
- - $420 50 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$420
50
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,542
Cost:
$25
$1,868 50,343 $674 72 - - - - - - $1,868
50,343
kWh
$674
72
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$491
Cost:
$700
$491 13,238 - - - - - - - - $491
13,238
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$630
Cost:
$980
$630 16,990 - - - - - - - - $630
16,990
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$3,465
Cost:
$3,975
$2,544 68,565 $921 98 - - - - - - $2,544
68,565
kWh
$921
98
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$20,987
Cost:
$71,380
$18,339 494,172 $6,622 706 - - $(-5,406) - $1,432 - $18,339
494,172
kWh
$6,622
706
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-5,406)
-
$
$1,432
-
$
11: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$2,306
Cost:
$4,600
$648 17,451 $1,658 177 - - - - - - $648
17,451
kWh
$1,658
177
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
12: 4.625 DEVELOP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES Savings:
$6,300
Cost:
$3,000
- - - - - - $6,300 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$6,300
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$57,845
Cost:
$104,035
$37,415 1,008,221 $14,951 1,600 $3,993 350 $294 - $1,192 - $37,415
1,008,221
kWh
$14,951
1,600
kW-months/year
$3,993
350
MMBtu
$294
-
$
$1,192
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$39,591
Cost:
$81,435
$32,790 883,602 $11,615 1,239 - - $(-6,006) - $1,192 - $32,790
883,602
kWh
$11,615
1,239
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-6,006)
-
$
$1,192
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost