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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2014
Principal Product School buses
NAICS 336120 - Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing
SIC 3711 - Motor Vehicles And Car Bodies
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 1,300
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 535,738
Annual Production 3,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 5,225
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $992,329 17,386,000 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $172,505 38,944 kW-months/year $4.43
Natural Gas $591,968 83,073 MMBtu $7.13
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,756,802
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $205,627 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $151,086
#|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: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$101,147
Cost:
$140,860
$65,178 1,143,470 $11,634 2,626 - - - - $24,335 - $65,178
1,143,470
kWh
$11,634
2,626
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$24,335
-
$
02: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED Savings:
$23,485
Cost:
$5,000
$24,735 433,951 - - - - $(-1,250) - - - $24,735
433,951
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,250)
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.1224 REPLACE BOILER Savings:
$32,235
Cost:
$90,000
- - - - $32,235 4,251 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$32,235
4,251
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$9,800
Cost:
$33,000
$6,786 119,061 $3,014 680 - - - - - - $6,786
119,061
kWh
$3,014
680
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$7,403
Cost:
$100
$7,198 126,290 $1,285 290 - - $(-600) - $(-480) - $7,198
126,290
kWh
$1,285
290
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-600)
-
$
$(-480)
-
$
06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$8,883
Cost:
$10,000
$7,538 132,244 $1,345 304 - - - - - - $7,538
132,244
kWh
$1,345
304
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$13,647
Cost:
$10,000
- - - - $13,647 1,914 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$13,647
1,914
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$1,785
Cost:
$300
$1,785 31,324 - - - - - - - - $1,785
31,324
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$3,636
Cost:
$1,503
$2,394 41,993 $427 96 - - - - $815 - $2,394
41,993
kWh
$427
96
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$815
-
$
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$945
Cost:
$432
$392 6,885 $71 16 - - - - $482 - $392
6,885
kWh
$71
16
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$482
-
$
11: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$1,768
Cost:
$4,256
$1,500 26,318 $268 60 - - - - - - $1,500
26,318
kWh
$268
60
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
12: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$893
Cost:
$180
$758 13,290 $135 30 - - - - - - $758
13,290
kWh
$135
30
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$205,627
Cost:
$295,631
$118,264 2,074,826 $18,179 4,102 $45,882 6,165 $(-1,850) - $25,152 - $118,264
2,074,826
kWh
$18,179
4,102
kW-months/year
$45,882
6,165
MMBtu
$(-1,850)
-
$
$25,152
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$151,086
Cost:
$161,719
$101,005 1,772,022 $13,614 3,072 $13,647 1,914 $(-1,850) - $24,670 - $101,005
1,772,022
kWh
$13,614
3,072
kW-months/year
$13,647
1,914
MMBtu
$(-1,850)
-
$
$24,670
-
$
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