ITAC Assessment: NC0187
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Assessment Year 2000
Principal Product Metal ties
NAICS
n/a
SIC 3429: Hardware, Not Elsewhere Classified
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 180
Plant Area 113,060
ft2
Annual Production 3,000,000,000
pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 4,000
hrs
Location (State) North Carolina

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $335,816 7,388,922
kWh
Electricity Demand $105,581 19,105
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $17,094 -
LPG $68,143 9,110
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $51,000 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings LPG Savings Solid Waste (non-haz) Savings Increase in Production Savings
01 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $2,836 $1,000 $2,079
45,721
kWh
$757
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
02 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors $10,033 $5,000 $10,033
220,692
kWh
- - - -
03 2.4235: Remove or close off unneeded compressed air lines $975 $2,640 $784
17,292
kWh
$191
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
04 2.5196: Use small number of high output units instead of many small inefficient units $7,128 $20,000 $5,223
114,889
kWh
$1,905
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
05 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $689 $1,428 $399
8,499
kWh
$290
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
06 2.7241: Install outside air damper / economizer on hvac unit $17,072 $24,000 $17,072
375,440
kWh
- - - -
07 2.2424: Use heat in flue gases to preheat products or materials $3,506 $5,416 - - $3,506
-
MMBtu
- -
08 3.5313: Increase amount of waste recovered for resale $75 $260 - - - $75
-
lb
-
09 2.1321: Replace fossil fuel equipment with electrical equipment $8,686 $25,740 $(-13,728.0)
(-301,876)
kWh
$(-4,436.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$18,850
-
MMBtu
- $8,000
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $51,000 $85,484 $21,862
480,657
kWh
$(-1,293.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$22,356
-
MMBtu
$75
-
lb
$8,000
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED - - - - - - -
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings LPG Savings Solid Waste (non-haz) Savings Increase in Production Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs