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| IAC Center | North Carolina State |
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| Assessment Year | 2015 |
| Principal Product | Plywood |
| NAICS | 321212 - Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2436 - Softwood Veneer And Plywood |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 300 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 300,000 |
| Annual Production | 300,000 Thousand Feet |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,400 |
| Location (State) | SC |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $1,283,657 | 35,024,400 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $595,682 | 58,582 | kW-months/year | $10.17 |
| Natural Gas | $31,692 | 4,921 | MMBtu | $6.44 |
| Wood | $344,172 | 1,209,647 | MMBtu | $0.28 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $2,255,203 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $150,231 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $51,648 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Wood | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Wood | Personnel Changes | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.3411 REPLACE ELECTRIC MOTORS WITH BACK PRESSURE STEAM TURBINES AND USE EXHAUST STEAM FOR PROCESS HEAT |
Savings: $48,749 Cost: $105,000 |
$41,447 | 1,130,900 | $16,048 | 1,578 | $(-8,746) | (-5,027) | - | - | - | - |
$41,447 1,130,900 kWh |
$16,048 1,578 kW-months/year |
$(-8,746) (-5,027) MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $29,143 Cost: $73,960 |
$23,087 | 629,933 | $9,152 | 900 | - | - | - | - | $(-3,096) | - |
$23,087 629,933 kWh |
$9,152 900 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
$(-3,096) - $ |
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| 03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $773 Cost: $240 |
$235 | 6,412 | $89 | 9 | - | - | - | - | $449 | - |
$235 6,412 kWh |
$89 9 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
$449 - $ |
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| 04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $353 Cost: $438 |
$233 | 6,350 | $92 | 9 | - | - | - | - | $28 | - |
$233 6,350 kWh |
$92 9 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
$28 - $ |
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| 05: 2.1243 USE HEAT FROM BOILER BLOWDOWN TO PREHEAT BOILER FEED WATER |
Savings: $18,636 Cost: $45,000 |
- | - | - | - | $18,636 | 10,711 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$18,636 10,711 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS |
Savings: $17,917 Cost: $8,000 |
- | - | - | - | $21,047 | 12,096 | $(-250) | - | $(-2,880) | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$21,047 12,096 MMBtu |
$(-250) - $ |
$(-2,880) - $ |
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| 07: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES |
Savings: $1,753 Cost: $1,620 |
- | - | - | - | $1,753 | 1,008 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$1,753 1,008 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.2135 REPAIR AND ELIMINATE STEAM LEAKS |
Savings: $990 Cost: $450 |
- | - | - | - | $990 | 570 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$990 570 MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 09: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $15,703 Cost: $500 |
$11,245 | 306,815 | $4,458 | 438 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$11,245 306,815 kWh |
$4,458 438 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 10: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $4,952 Cost: $100 |
$4,320 | 117,871 | $1,712 | 168 | - | - | $(-600) | - | $(-480) | - |
$4,320 117,871 kWh |
$1,712 168 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$(-600) - $ |
$(-480) - $ |
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| 11: 2.5123 REDUCE FLUID FLOW RATES |
Savings: $8,338 Cost: $5,000 |
$5,971 | 162,926 | $2,367 | 233 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$5,971 162,926 kWh |
$2,367 233 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 12: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $2,924 Cost: $1,935 |
$2,082 | 56,800 | $842 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,082 56,800 kWh |
$842 86 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $150,231 Cost: $242,243 |
$88,620 | 2,418,007 | $34,760 | 3,421 | $33,680 | 19,358 | $(-850) | - | $(-5,979) | - | $88,620 2,418,007 kWh |
$34,760 3,421 kW-months/year |
$33,680 19,358 MMBtu |
$(-850) - $ |
$(-5,979) - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $51,648 Cost: $121,708 |
$23,555 | 642,695 | $9,333 | 918 | $21,379 | 12,289 | - | - | $(-2,619) | - | $23,555 642,695 kWh |
$9,333 918 kW-months/year |
$21,379 12,289 MMBtu |
- - $ |
$(-2,619) - $ |
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