ITAC Assessment: NC0461
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Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product PET resin
NAICS 325211: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
SIC 2821: Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers
Sales Range $100
M
to 500
M
# of Employees 87
Plant Area 230,000
ft2
Annual Production 330,000,000
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 8,600
hrs
Location (State) North Carolina

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $3,190,571 71,997,600
kWh
Electricity Demand $1,034,799 114,584
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $47,061 -
Natural Gas $3,960,226 854,285
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $865,407 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $578,202

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings
01 2.2693: Use waste heat steam for absorption refrigeration $163,689 $410,000 $107,939
2,436,000
kWh
$55,750
-
kW-mo/yr
- -
02 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $5,912 $7,160 $3,746
84,546
kWh
- - $2,166
03 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $81,960 $300,000 - - $81,960
-
MMBtu
-
04 2.1133: Adjust burners for efficient operation $24,541 $2,400 - - $24,541
-
MMBtu
-
05 2.1243: Use heat from boiler blowdown to preheat boiler feed water $84,150 $40,000 - - $84,150
-
MMBtu
-
06 2.1241: Reduce excessive boiler blowdown $4,695 - - - $4,695
-
MMBtu
-
07 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $41,556 $15,000 - - $41,556
-
MMBtu
-
08 2.1311: Replace electrically-operated equipment with fossil fuel equipment $458,904 $314,375 $431,748
9,743,800
kWh
$217,808
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-190,652.0)
-
MMBtu
-
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $865,407 $1,088,935 $543,433
12,264,346
kWh
$273,558
-
kW-mo/yr
$46,250
-
MMBtu
$2,166
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $578,202 $363,935 $435,494
9,828,346
kWh
$217,808
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-77,266.0)
-
MMBtu
$2,166
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas 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