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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Cardboard retail displays
NAICS 322230 - Stationery Product Manufacturing
SIC 2675 - Die-cut Paper And Board
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 65
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 100,000
Annual Production 77,000 Thousand Feet
Production Hrs. Annual 2,250
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $69,990 1,078,656 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $22,755 6,897 kW-months/year $3.30
Natural Gas $6,333 893 MMBtu $7.09
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $99,078
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $34,843 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $700
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ %
01: 4.625 DEVELOP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES Savings:
$27,300
Cost:
$10,000
- - - - - - - - - - $27,300 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
$27,300
-
%
02: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$2,334
Cost:
$1,131
$1,692 26,064 $458 139 - - - - $184 - - - $1,692
26,064
kWh
$458
139
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$184
-
$
-
-
%
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$596
Cost:
$160
$277 4,275 $20 6 - - - - $299 - - - $277
4,275
kWh
$20
6
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$299
-
$
-
-
%
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$299
Cost:
$405
$213 3,281 $58 18 - - - - $28 - - - $213
3,281
kWh
$58
18
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
$28
-
$
-
-
%
05: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$536
Cost:
$918
$536 8,267 - - - - - - - - - - $536
8,267
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
06: 2.7313 RECYCLE AIR FOR HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING Savings:
$1,054
Cost:
$5,000
- - - - $1,054 149 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,054
149
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
07: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$634
Cost:
$3,000
$499 7,695 $135 41 - - - - - - - - $499
7,695
kWh
$135
41
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
08: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$627
Cost:
$470
- - - - $627 88 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$627
88
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
09: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$104
Cost:
$100
$176 2,719 $48 14 - - $(-100) - $(-20) - - - $176
2,719
kWh
$48
14
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-100)
-
$
$(-20)
-
$
-
-
%
10: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$116
Cost:
$240
$116 1,784 - - - - - - - - - - $116
1,784
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
11: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$935
Cost:
$4,256
$736 11,333 $199 60 - - - - - - - - $736
11,333
kWh
$199
60
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
12: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$308
Cost:
$600
$308 4,741 - - - - - - - - - - $308
4,741
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
-
-
%
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$34,843
Cost:
$26,280
$4,553 70,159 $918 278 $1,681 237 $(-100) - $491 - $27,300 - $4,553
70,159
kWh
$918
278
kW-months/year
$1,681
237
MMBtu
$(-100)
-
$
$491
-
$
$27,300
-
%
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$700
Cost:
$260
$453 6,994 $68 20 - - $(-100) - $279 - - - $453
6,994
kWh
$68
20
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-100)
-
$
$279
-
$
-
-
%
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $ $ %
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Increase in Production