| Assessment Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Principal Product | Casters |
| NAICS |
n/a
|
| SIC | 3429: Hardware, Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Sales Range | $10 M to 50M |
| # of Employees | 147 |
| Plant Area |
120,000
ft2
|
| Annual Production | 1,000,000
pieces
|
| Production Hrs. Annual | 2,000
hrs
|
| Location (State) | North Carolina |
Facility Energy Cost and Usage
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $70,386 | 1,530,481 |
kWh
|
$0.046 |
| Electricity Demand | $16,938 | 4,469 |
kW-mo/yr
|
$3.79 |
| Electricity Fees | $2,899 | - |
|
- |
| Natural Gas | $28,507 | 4,783 |
MMBtu
|
$5.96 |
| TOTAL YEARLY COSTS | - | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $118,656 |
See individual recommendations below
*Non-energy impacts included in savings.
|
||
| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $15,386 | |||
Recommendations
| # | Description | Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Status | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Demand Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Water Disposal Savings | Other Liquid (haz) Savings | Solid Waste (non-haz) Savings | Personnel Changes Savings | Administrative Changes Savings | Primary Raw Material Savings | Ancillary Material Cost Savings | Primary Product Savings | By-product Production Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2.2514: Cover open tanks | $359 | $195 |
$359
7,913
kWh
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 02 | 2.1311: Replace electrically-operated equipment with fossil fuel equipment | $2,857 | $2,925 |
$3,312
74,736
kWh
|
$1,637
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$(-2,092.0)
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 03 | 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves | $1,248 | $510 |
$835
18,171
kWh
|
$413
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 04 | 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage | $179 | $400 |
$46
879
kWh
|
$133
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 05 | 2.7111: Reduce illumination to minimum necessary levels | $110 | $56 |
$74
1,465
kWh
|
$36
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 06 | 3.3131: Use evaporation to concentrate material | $9,198 | $12,000 | - | - |
$(-148.0)
-
MMBtu
|
- |
$9,346
-
gal
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 07 | 3.1244: Reduce solution drag-out to prevent solution loss | $605 | $250 | - | - | - |
$498
-
Tgal
|
- | - | - | - | - | $107 | - | - | |
| 08 | 3.5315: Lease / purchase baler; sell cardboard to recycler | $2,459 | $5,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,068
-
lb
|
- | $(-322.0) | - | - | - | $713 | |
| 09 | 4.321: Optimize production lot sizes and inventories | $3,150 | $1,096 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,150 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | 4.431: Train operators for maximum operating efficiency | $4,888 | $10,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $(-14,112.0) | - | - | - | $19,000 | - | |
| 11 | 3.1191: Change procedures / equipment / operating conditions | $93,603 | $14,305 |
$(-1,865.0)
(-40,445)
kWh
|
$(-922.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | $17,640 | - | $78,750 | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL RECOMMENDED | $118,656 | $47,437 |
$2,761
62,719
kWh
|
$1,297
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$(-2,240.0)
-
MMBtu
|
$498
-
Tgal
|
$9,346
-
gal
|
$2,068
-
lb
|
$6,678 | $(-322.0) | $78,750 | $107 | $19,000 | $713 | ||
| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED | $15,386 | $20,881 |
$4,193
93,786
kWh
|
$2,183
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$(-2,092.0)
-
MMBtu
|
$498
-
Tgal
|
- |
$2,068
-
lb
|
$(-10,962.0) | $(-322.0) | - | $107 | $19,000 | $713 | ||
| Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Demand Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Water Disposal Savings | Other Liquid (haz) Savings | Solid Waste (non-haz) Savings | Personnel Changes Savings | Administrative Changes Savings | Primary Raw Material Savings | Ancillary Material Cost Savings | Primary Product Savings | By-product Production Savings | |||
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs