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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2016
Principal Product Upholstered furniture
NAICS 337121 - Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
SIC 2512 - Upholstered Household Furniture
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 120
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 84,000
Annual Production 38,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 2,500
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $68,687 741,792 kWh $0.09
Electricity Demand $16,699 3,765 kW-months/year $4.44
Electricity Fees $860 - $ -
Natural Gas $15,407 2,007 MMBtu $7.68
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $101,653
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $22,253 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $18,377
#|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: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$17,102
Cost:
$41,992
$11,506 128,561 $2,900 510 - - $2,696 - $11,506
128,561
kWh
$2,900
510
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$2,696
-
$
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$497
Cost:
$606
$388 4,340 $96 17 - - $13 - $388
4,340
kWh
$96
17
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$13
-
$
03: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$362
Cost:
$400
$362 4,040 - - - - - - $362
4,040
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$1,219
Cost:
$180
$1,219 9,488 - - - - - - $1,219
9,488
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$416
Cost:
$200
$611 4,756 $155 27 $(-150) - $(-200) - $611
4,756
kWh
$155
27
kW-months/year
$(-150)
-
$
$(-200)
-
$
06: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$480
Cost:
$1,600
$480 5,358 - - - - - - $480
5,358
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$266
Cost:
$100
$227 1,764 $39 7 - - - - $227
1,764
kWh
$39
7
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.4151 DEVELOP A REPAIR/REPLACE POLICY Savings:
$1,911
Cost:
$5,685
$1,464 16,357 $447 78 - - - - $1,464
16,357
kWh
$447
78
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$22,253
Cost:
$50,763
$16,257 174,664 $3,637 639 $(-150) - $2,509 - $16,257
174,664
kWh
$3,637
639
kW-months/year
$(-150)
-
$
$2,509
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$18,377
Cost:
$43,198
$12,867 141,697 $3,151 554 $(-150) - $2,509 - $12,867
141,697
kWh
$3,151
554
kW-months/year
$(-150)
-
$
$2,509
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost