ITAC Assessment: NC0496
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Assessment Year 2013
Principal Product Upholstered furniture
NAICS 337121: Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
SIC 2511: Wood Household Furniture, Except Upholstered
Sales Range $100
M
to 500
M
# of Employees 500
Plant Area 500,000
ft2
Annual Production 250,000
pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 2,250
hrs
Location (State) North Carolina

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $324,575 5,311,000
kWh
Electricity Demand $81,694 20,266
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $6,286 -
Natural Gas $1,500 150
MMBtu
Coal $7,500 1,200
MMBtu
Wood $1 40,000
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $132,833 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $109,236

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Coal Savings Water Disposal Savings Personnel Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings Primary Product Savings
01 2.1241: Reduce excessive boiler blowdown $1,814 - - - - $294
-
MMBtu
$1,520
-
Tgal
- - -
02 2.3412: Use waste heat to produce steam to drive a steam turbine-generator $21,698 $75,000 $14,114
231,000
kWh
$7,584
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
03 2.2153: Close off unneeded steam lines $638 - $469
7,684
kWh
$169
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
04 2.5123: Reduce fluid flow rates $698 $3,000 $513
8,393
kWh
$185
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
05 2.7313: Recycle air for heating, ventilation and air conditioning $1,899 $7,281 - - $750
-
MMBtu
$1,149
-
MMBtu
- - - -
06 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $1,131 $100 $1,231
20,142
kWh
$440
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - $(-300.0) $(-240.0) -
07 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $1,315 $3,203 $1,315
21,526
kWh
- - - - - - -
08 2.7134: Use photocell controls $575 $200 $423
6,930
kWh
$152
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
09 4.323: Optimize lot sizes to reduce inventory carrying costs $65,547 $10,000 $550
9,000
kWh
$197
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - $64,800
10 4.512: Condense operation into one building $37,518 $5,000 $3,258
53,321
kWh
$3,010
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - $31,250 - -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $132,833 $103,784 $21,873
357,996
kWh
$11,737
-
kW-mo/yr
$750
-
MMBtu
$1,443
-
MMBtu
$1,520
-
Tgal
$30,950 $(-240.0) $64,800
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $109,236 $21,503 $7,759
126,996
kWh
$4,153
-
kW-mo/yr
- $294
-
MMBtu
$1,520
-
Tgal
$30,950 $(-240.0) $64,800
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Coal Savings Water Disposal Savings Personnel Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings Primary Product Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs