ITAC Assessment: DL0184
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ITAC Assessment: DL0184
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Assessment Year 2020
Principal Product Plastic Films and Resin
NAICS 325211: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
SIC 2821: Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 104
Plant Area 180,000
ft2
Annual Production 1,000,000
units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
hrs
Location (State) Delaware

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $870,384 13,167,928
kWh
Electricity Demand $124,702 29,191
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $8,267 -
Natural Gas $194,335 37,340
MMBtu
Waste Disposal Costs
Water Usage $3,596 456
Tgal
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $1,201,284
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $99,037 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $31,845

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Natural Gas Savings
01 2.6218: Turn off equipment when not in use $5,702 - $5,702
86,400
kWh
-
02 2.4226: Use / purchase optimum sized compressor $22,300 $15,661 $22,300
294,000
kWh
-
03 2.4146: Use adjustable frequency drive or multiple speed motors on existing system $41,700 $6,337 $41,700
548,000
kWh
-
04 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $2,170 $4,250 - $2,170
-
MMBtu
05 2.7243: Improve air circulation with destratification fans / other methods $9,500 $1,400 $3,700
48,500
kWh
$5,800
-
MMBtu
06 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $4,400 $4,750 - $4,400
-
MMBtu
07 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $800 $95 - $800
-
MMBtu
08 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $2,680 $152 - $2,680
-
MMBtu
09 2.5112: Use continuous equipment which retains process heating conveyors within the heated chamber $240 $40 $240
3,120
kWh
-
10 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $7,390 $3,079 $7,390
97,200
kWh
-
11 2.7314: Reduce ventilation air $940 - $940
12,370
kWh
-
12 2.7211: Clean and maintain refrigerant condensers and towers $1,215 $400 $1,215
16,000
kWh
-
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $99,037 $36,164 $83,187
1,105,590
kWh
$15,850
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $31,845 $19,140 $31,845
419,570
kWh
-
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Natural Gas Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs