ITAC Assessment: NC0563
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Assessment Year 2016
Principal Product Perlite
NAICS 327992: Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing
SIC 3295: Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated
Sales Range $5
M
to 10
M
# of Employees 9
Plant Area 8,275
ft2
Annual Production 18,000,000
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 4,500
hrs
Location (State) North Carolina

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $49,577 696,900
kWh
Electricity Demand $10,781 2,241
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $152,537 34,986
MMBtu
Fuel Oil #2 $305 21
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS -
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $13,566 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $3,602

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Fuel Oil #2 Savings Personnel Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings
01 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $3,357 $3,050 - - $3,357
-
MMBtu
- - -
02 2.8114: Change rate schedules or other changes in utility service $2,026 $500 $9,496
-
kWh
$(-7,470.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
03 2.4151: Develop a repair/replace policy $3,304 $7,184 $2,726
39,513
kWh
$578
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
04 2.4111: Utilize energy-efficient belts and other improved mechanisms $1,577 $230 $1,302
18,866
kWh
$275
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
05 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $680 $100 $561
8,131
kWh
$119
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - -
06 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $298 $200 $535
7,755
kWh
$113
-
kW-mo/yr
- - $(-150.0) $(-200.0)
07 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $912 $2,450 $804
11,651
kWh
- - - - $108
08 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $998 $3,987 $708
10,260
kWh
$213
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - $77
09 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $212 $150 - - $(-93.0)
-
MMBtu
$305
-
MMBtu
- -
10 2.6218: Turn off equipment when not in use $202 $250 $202
2,925
kWh
- - - - -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $13,566 $18,101 $16,334
99,101
kWh
$(-6,172.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$3,264
-
MMBtu
$305
-
MMBtu
$(-150.0) $(-15.0)
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $3,602 $7,384 $3,261
47,268
kWh
$691
-
kW-mo/yr
- - $(-150.0) $(-200.0)
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings Fuel Oil #2 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