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IAC Center North Carolina State
Assessment Year 2018
Principal Product Plastics
NAICS 326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
SIC 3089 - Plastics Products, Nec
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 300
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 240,000
Annual Production 6,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) NC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $917,762 25,377,000 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $402,347 40,969 kW-months/year $9.82
Natural Gas $88,889 24,325 MMBtu $3.65
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,408,998
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $77,957 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $7,542
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE Savings:
$1,189
Cost:
$2,250
$1,189 32,850 - - - - $1,189
32,850
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS Savings:
$3,305
Cost:
$10,000
$2,419 66,813 $886 92 - - $2,419
66,813
kWh
$886
92
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$5,426
Cost:
$100
$3,970 109,675 $1,456 150 - - $3,970
109,675
kWh
$1,456
150
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.2614 USE COOLING TOWER OR ECONOMIZER TO REPLACE CHILLER COOLING Savings:
$21,184
Cost:
$100,000
$21,184 585,200 - - - - $21,184
585,200
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$927
Cost:
$1,000
- - - - $927 254 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$927
254
MMBtu
06: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$45,926
Cost:
$200,000
$(-31,436) (-868,389) $(-11,527) (-1,190) $88,889 24,325 $(-31,436)
(-868,389)
kWh
$(-11,527)
(-1,190)
kW-months/year
$88,889
24,325
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$77,957
Cost:
$313,350
$(-2,674) (-73,851) $(-9,185) (-948) $89,816 24,579 $(-2,674)
(-73,851)
kWh
$(-9,185)
(-948)
kW-months/year
$89,816
24,579
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$7,542
Cost:
$3,350
$5,159 142,525 $1,456 150 $927 254 $5,159
142,525
kWh
$1,456
150
kW-months/year
$927
254
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas