ITAC Assessment: NC0537
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Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Polyacrylate polymers
NAICS 325199: All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
SIC 2899: Chemicals and Chemical Preparations, Not Elsewhere Classified
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 45
Plant Area 65,000
ft2
Annual Production 90,000,000
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
hrs
Location (State) South Carolina

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $170,197 4,245,443
kWh
Electricity Demand $91,494 8,119
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $984 -
Natural Gas $146,524 21,423
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $28,958 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $2,706

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Personnel Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings
01 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $5,747 $10,826 $3,951
98,778
kWh
$1,674
-
kW-mo/yr
- - $122
02 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $524 $3,462 $303
7,569
kWh
$128
-
kW-mo/yr
- - $93
03 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $1,734 $1,041 $1,734
43,362
kWh
- - - -
04 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $1,614 $7,461 $1,073
26,832
kWh
$910
-
kW-mo/yr
- - $(-369.0)
05 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $1,200 $850 $1,426
36,653
kWh
$604
-
kW-mo/yr
- $(-800.0) $(-30.0)
06 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $2,823 $4,175 $1,983
49,582
kWh
$840
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
07 2.2123: Insulate feedwater tank $1,506 $1,204 - - $1,506
-
MMBtu
- -
08 2.1311: Replace electrically-operated equipment with fossil fuel equipment $8,635 $20,900 $11,563
289,080
kWh
$5,280
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-8,208.0)
-
MMBtu
- -
09 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $5,175 $20,000 $3,854
96,360
kWh
$1,321
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $28,958 $69,919 $25,887
648,216
kWh
$10,757
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-6,702.0)
-
MMBtu
$(-800.0) $(-184.0)
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $2,706 $2,054 $1,426
36,653
kWh
$604
-
kW-mo/yr
$1,506
-
MMBtu
$(-800.0) $(-30.0)
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Personnel 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