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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Contact lens solution
NAICS 325412 - Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
SIC 2834 - Pharmaceutical Preparations
Sales >$500,000,000
# of Employees 450
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 220,000
Annual Production 168,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
Location (State) SC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $789,026 21,339,253 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $342,451 33,777 kW-months/year $10.14
Natural Gas $676,793 115,727 MMBtu $5.85
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,808,270
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $54,195 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$40,351
Cost:
$30,000
$28,913 781,420 $11,438 1,128 - - - - $28,913
781,420
kWh
$11,438
1,128
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.2135 REPAIR AND ELIMINATE STEAM LEAKS Savings:
$4,345
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $4,345 743 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$4,345
743
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.3132 RECHARGE BATTERIES ON DURING OFF-PEAK DEMAND PERIODS Savings:
$2,307
Cost:
$200
$2,307 - - - - - - - $2,307
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$3,783
Cost:
$3,000
$3,038 82,109 $745 73 - - - - $3,038
82,109
kWh
$745
73
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$1,813
Cost:
$93
$1,303 35,216 $510 50 - - - - $1,303
35,216
kWh
$510
50
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 2.7111 REDUCE ILLUMINATION TO MINIMUM NECESSARY LEVELS Savings:
$1,206
Cost:
$38
$867 23,436 $339 33 - - - - $867
23,436
kWh
$339
33
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$139
Cost:
$640
$73 1,966 $28 3 - - $38 - $73
1,966
kWh
$28
3
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$38
-
$
08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$251
Cost:
$1,040
$194 5,256 - - - - $57 - $194
5,256
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$57
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$54,195
Cost:
$36,011
$36,695 929,403 $13,060 1,287 $4,345 743 $95 - $36,695
929,403
kWh
$13,060
1,287
kW-months/year
$4,345
743
MMBtu
$95
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost