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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2018
Principal Product Hinges and drawer slides
NAICS 332510 - Hardware Manufacturing
SIC 3499 - Fabricated Metal Products, Nec
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 223
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 165,000
Annual Production 32,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $276,088 5,334,266 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $119,312 14,763 kW-months/year $8.08
Natural Gas $68,193 6,985 MMBtu $9.76
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $463,593
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $85,291 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $38,744
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$37,748
Cost:
$34,821
$30,911 596,743 $6,837 852 - - - - - - $30,911
596,743
kWh
$6,837
852
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$211
Cost:
$350
$211 4,082 - - - - - - - - $211
4,082
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$7,617
Cost:
$100
$8,039 155,186 $1,778 222 - - $(-1,200) - $(-1,000) - $8,039
155,186
kWh
$1,778
222
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
$(-1,000)
-
$
04: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$1,718
Cost:
$1,800
$1,718 33,160 - - - - - - - - $1,718
33,160
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
05: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$4,198
Cost:
$15,000
$3,437 66,360 $761 95 - - - - - - $3,437
66,360
kWh
$761
95
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$1,488
Cost:
-
$1,218 23,520 $270 34 - - - - - - $1,218
23,520
kWh
$270
34
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$1,952
Cost:
$4,000
- - - - $1,952 200 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,952
200
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
08: 2.8114 CHANGE RATE SCHEDULES OR OTHER CHANGES IN UTILITY SERVICE Savings:
$25,721
Cost:
$500
$25,721 - - - - - - - - - $25,721
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
09: 2.4154 AVOID REWINDING MOTORS MORE THAN TWICE Savings:
$3,477
Cost:
$5,865
$2,847 54,960 $630 78 - - - - - - $2,847
54,960
kWh
$630
78
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
10: 2.1221 REPLACE OBSOLETE BURNERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT ONES Savings:
$1,161
Cost:
$5,000
- - - - $1,161 119 - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,161
119
MMBtu
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$85,291
Cost:
$67,436
$74,102 934,011 $10,276 1,281 $3,113 319 $(-1,200) - $(-1,000) - $74,102
934,011
kWh
$10,276
1,281
kW-months/year
$3,113
319
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
$(-1,000)
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$38,744
Cost:
$8,615
$38,536 247,388 $2,408 300 - - $(-1,200) - $(-1,000) - $38,536
247,388
kWh
$2,408
300
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$(-1,200)
-
$
$(-1,000)
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Personnel Changes Ancillary Material Cost