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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2016
Principal Product Furniture frames
NAICS 337121 - Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
SIC 2512 - Upholstered Household Furniture
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 122
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 258,933
Annual Production 140,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 7,500
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $319,018 5,454,090 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $48,071 10,752 kW-months/year $4.47
Wood $21,080 7,492 MMBtu $2.81
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $388,169
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $82,847 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $68,617
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
01: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$13,092
Cost:
$8,000
$13,092 223,800 - - - - - - $13,092
223,800
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,608
Cost:
$100
$2,314 39,555 $294 66 - - - - $2,314
39,555
kWh
$294
66
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$1,361
Cost:
$200
$1,694 28,954 $207 46 $(-300) - $(-240) - $1,694
28,954
kWh
$207
46
kW-months/year
$(-300)
-
$
$(-240)
-
$
04: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$552
Cost:
$1,500
$474 8,100 $78 17 - - - - $474
8,100
kWh
$78
17
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$48,868
Cost:
$143,752
$42,208 721,503 $6,660 1,490 - - - - $42,208
721,503
kWh
$6,660
1,490
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$9,769
Cost:
$32,929
$7,148 122,180 $2,621 586 - - - - $7,148
122,180
kWh
$2,621
586
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,138
Cost:
$1,215
$1,138 19,456 - - - - - - $1,138
19,456
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$863
Cost:
$300
$375 6,412 $39 9 - - $449 - $375
6,412
kWh
$39
9
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$449
-
$
09: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$2,806
Cost:
$4,000
$2,806 47,962 - - - - - - $2,806
47,962
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$977
Cost:
$4,256
$707 12,089 $270 60 - - - - $707
12,089
kWh
$270
60
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
11: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS Savings:
$813
Cost:
$281
$589 10,062 $224 50 - - - - $589
10,062
kWh
$224
50
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$82,847
Cost:
$196,533
$72,545 1,240,073 $10,393 2,324 $(-300) - $209 - $72,545
1,240,073
kWh
$10,393
2,324
kW-months/year
$(-300)
-
$
$209
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$68,617
Cost:
$187,318
$58,315 996,817 $10,393 2,324 $(-300) - $209 - $58,315
996,817
kWh
$10,393
2,324
kW-months/year
$(-300)
-
$
$209
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost