| Assessment Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Principal Product | Shopping carts |
| NAICS | 333924: Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3496: Miscellaneous Fabricated Wire Products |
| Sales Range | $10 M to 50M |
| # of Employees | 250 |
| Plant Area |
337,000
ft2
|
| Annual Production | 350,000
pieces
|
| Production Hrs. Annual | 5,000
hrs
|
| Location (State) | North Carolina |
Facility Energy Cost and Usage
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $224,027 | 5,209,920 |
kWh
|
$0.043 |
| Electricity Demand | $73,641 | 15,677 |
kW-mo/yr
|
$4.70 |
| Natural Gas | $322,748 | 39,612 |
MMBtu
|
$8.15 |
| TOTAL YEARLY COSTS | - | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $159,553 |
See individual recommendations below
*Non-energy impacts included in savings.
|
||
| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $20,395 | |||
Recommendations
| # | Description | Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Status | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Demand Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Personnel Changes Savings | Primary Raw Material Savings | Ancillary Material Cost Savings | Increase in Production Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 4.451: Add additional production shift | $130,000 | $20,000 | - | - | - | $(-180,000.0) | $(-1,000,000.0) | - | $1,310,000 | |
| 02 | 2.7314: Reduce ventilation air | $12,177 | $35,730 | - | - |
$14,075
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | $(-1,898.0) | - | |
| 03 | 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves | $5,904 | $100 |
$5,865
136,400
kWh
|
$1,539
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | $(-1,200.0) | - | $(-300.0) | - | |
| 04 | 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors | $1,892 | $2,000 |
$1,284
29,853
kWh
|
$608
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 05 | 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors | $1,512 | $4,600 |
$887
20,625
kWh
|
- | - | $625 | - | - | - | |
| 06 | 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat | $5,566 | $6,500 | - | - |
$5,566
-
MMBtu
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 07 | 2.4151: Develop a repair/replace policy | $175 | $169 |
$138
3,215
kWh
|
$37
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 08 | 2.7111: Reduce illumination to minimum necessary levels | $2,019 | $100 |
$2,019
46,956
kWh
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 09 | 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors | $247 | $191 |
$247
5,751
kWh
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | 2.4111: Utilize energy-efficient belts and other improved mechanisms | $61 | $70 |
$43
995
kWh
|
$18
-
kW-mo/yr
|
- | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL RECOMMENDED | $159,553 | $69,460 |
$10,483
243,795
kWh
|
$2,202
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$19,641
-
MMBtu
|
$(-180,575.0) | $(-1,000,000.0) | $(-2,198.0) | $1,310,000 | ||
| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED | $20,395 | $38,190 |
$7,534
175,219
kWh
|
$2,184
-
kW-mo/yr
|
$14,075
-
MMBtu
|
$(-1,200.0) | - | $(-2,198.0) | - | ||
| Yearly Savings* | Imp'd Cost* | Electricity Usage Savings | Electricity Demand Savings | Natural Gas Savings | Personnel Changes Savings | Primary Raw Material Savings | Ancillary Material Cost 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