ITAC Assessment: KS2438
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ITAC Assessment: KS2438
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Assessment Year 2025
Principal Product Synthetic Resin
NAICS 325211: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
SIC 2821: Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 52
Plant Area 220,000
ft2
Annual Production 389,659,635
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
hrs
Location (State) North Carolina

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $1,275,489 25,501,218
kWh
Electricity Demand $857,719 40,984
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $816,319 144,899
MMBtu
Waste Disposal Costs
Water Usage $67,741 4,335
Tgal
Water Disposal $13,050 4,335
Tgal
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $3,030,318
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $691,617 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Administrative Changes Savings
01 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $11,274 $29,920 $7,165
143,303
kWh
$4,109
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
02 2.4133: Use most efficient type of electric motors $21,757 $126,440 $13,828
276,553
kWh
$7,929
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
03 2.3212: Optimize plant power factor $37,880 $29,000 - $37,880
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
04 2.2135: Repair and eliminate steam leaks $11,840 $2,305 - - $11,840
-
MMBtu
-
05 2.2136: Install / repair insulation on steam lines $2,618 $1,634 - - $2,618
-
MMBtu
-
06 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $33,307 $75,751 - - $33,307
-
MMBtu
-
07 2.1224: Replace boiler $50,929 $423,280 - - $50,929
-
MMBtu
-
08 2.3417: Use waste heat with a closed-cycle gas turbine-generator set to cogenerate electricity and heat $106,671 $712,500 $87,600
1,752,000
kWh
$50,232
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-24,761.0)
-
MMBtu
$(-6,400.0)
09 2.9114: Use solar heat to make electricty $415,341 $4,074,007 $264,645
5,292,907
kWh
$150,696
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $691,617 $5,474,837 $373,238
7,464,763
kWh
$250,846
-
kW-mo/yr
$73,933
-
MMBtu
$(-6,400.0)
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED - - - - - -
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Administrative Changes Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs