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Assessment Year 2004
Principal Product Bone china
NAICS 327110: Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
SIC 3262: Vitreous China Table and Kitchen Articles
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 300
Plant Area 150,000
ft2
Annual Production 6,125,000
pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,400
hrs
Location (State) North Carolina

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $484,042 11,666,469
kWh
Electricity Demand $368,637 23,459
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $(-21,777.0) -
Natural Gas $724,472 101,860
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $252,753 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $4,201

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Water Disposal Savings Personnel Changes Savings Administrative Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings
01 2.3131: Reschedule plant operations or reduce load to avoid peaks $18,958 $500 - $18,958
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - -
02 2.3415: Use a fossil fuel engine to cogenerate electricity or motive power; and utilize heat $69,623 $360,000 $109,536
2,640,000
kWh
$62,213
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-93,126.0)
-
MMBtu
- - $(-9,000.0) -
03 2.2427: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat incoming fluids $109,628 $121,591 n/a $(-444.0)
(-10,692)
kWh
$(-233.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$110,305
-
MMBtu
- - - -
04 2.2444: Use hot process fluids to preheat incoming process fluids $24,049 $79,415 n/a $(-887.0)
(-21,385)
kWh
$(-468.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$25,404
-
MMBtu
- - - -
05 2.4113: Install motor voltage controller on lightly loaded motors $19,146 $6,453 $11,306
272,488
kWh
$5,979
-
kW-mo/yr
- $2,861
-
Tgal
- $(-1,000.0) -
06 2.4156: Establish a preventative maintenance program $4,062 $5,600 $1,899
45,760
kWh
- - $2,163
-
Tgal
- - -
07 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $4,201 $700 $3,616
87,150
kWh
$1,905
-
kW-mo/yr
- - $(-600.0) - $(-720.0)
08 2.7124: Make a practice of turning off lights when not needed $2,341 $2,060 $2,341
56,414
kWh
- - - - - -
09 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $745 $686 $489
11,794
kWh
$256
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $252,753 $577,005 $127,856
3,081,529
kWh
$88,610
-
kW-mo/yr
$42,583
-
MMBtu
$5,024
-
Tgal
$(-600.0) $(-10,000.0) $(-720.0)
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $4,201 $700 $3,616
87,150
kWh
$1,905
-
kW-mo/yr
- - $(-600.0) - $(-720.0)
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Water Disposal Savings Personnel Changes Savings Administrative Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs