| Assessment Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Principal Product | KAOLIN CLAY |
| NAICS | 212324: Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining |
| SIC | 3295: Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated |
| Sales Range | $50 M to 100M |
| # of Employees | 240 |
| Plant Area |
90,000,000
ft2
|
| Annual Production | 1,100,000
ton
|
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,568
hrs
|
| Location (State) | Georgia |
Facility Energy Cost and Usage
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $3,464,515 | 108,947,000 |
kWh
|
$0.032 |
| Natural Gas | $4,588,835 | 1,298,032 |
MMBtu
|
$3.54 |
| TOTAL YEARLY COSTS | - | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $4,094,128 |
See individual recommendations below
*Non-energy impacts included in savings.
|
||
| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $440,926 | |||
Recommendations
| # | Description | Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Status | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Fees Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Other Liquid (non-haz) Savings | Other Liquid (haz) Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves | $3,786 | $500 |
$3,572
119,058
kWh
|
$214 | - | - | - | |
| 02 | 2.4312: Improve lubrication practices | $3,514 | - |
$3,315
110,500
kWh
|
$199 | - | - | - | |
| 03 | 2.7124: Make a practice of turning off lights when not needed | $8,459 | $2,000 |
$7,980
266,000
kWh
|
$479 | - | - | - | |
| 04 | 2.2514: Cover open tanks | $308,000 | $361,000 | - | - |
$308,000
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | |
| 05 | 2.1113: Reduce combustion air flow to optimum | $211,700 | $260,000 | - | - |
$211,700
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | |
| 06 | 4.114: Add/modify equipment to improve drying process | $1,221,000 | - | - | - |
$2,221,000
-
MMBtu
|
$(-1,000,000.0)
-
gal
|
- | |
| 07 | 2.4321: Upgrade obsolete equipment | $129,140 | $1,200,000 |
$121,830
4,061,000
kWh
|
$7,310 | - | - | - | |
| 08 | 2.5196: Use small number of high output units instead of many small inefficient units | $1,773,429 | $6,000,000 | n/a |
$379,650
12,955,000
kWh
|
$22,779 | - | - |
$1,371,000
-
gal
|
| 09 | 2.3415: Use a fossil fuel engine to cogenerate electricity or motive power; and utilize heat | $435,100 | $2,070,000 | - | $1,226,000 |
$(-790,900.0)
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | |
| TOTAL RECOMMENDED | $4,094,128 | $9,893,500 |
$516,347
17,511,558
kWh
|
$1,256,981 |
$1,949,800
-
MMBtu
|
$(-1,000,000.0)
-
gal
|
$1,371,000
-
gal
|
||
| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED | $440,926 | $1,561,500 |
$125,402
4,180,058
kWh
|
$7,524 |
$308,000
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | ||
| Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Fees Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Other Liquid (non-haz) Savings | Other Liquid (haz) Savings | |||
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs