ITAC Assessment: NC0619
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ITAC Assessment: NC0619
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Assessment Year 2018
Principal Product Hinges and drawer slides
NAICS 332510: Hardware Manufacturing
SIC 3499: Fabricated Metal Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 223
Plant Area 165,000
ft2
Annual Production 32,000,000
pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
hrs
Location (State) North Carolina

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $276,088 5,334,266
kWh
Electricity Demand $119,312 14,763
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $68,193 6,985
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $463,593
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $85,291 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $38,744

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 $37,748 $34,821 $30,911
596,743
kWh
$6,837
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
02 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $211 $350 $211
4,082
kWh
- - - -
03 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $7,617 $100 $8,039
155,186
kWh
$1,778
-
kW-mo/yr
- $(-1,200.0) $(-1,000.0)
04 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage $1,718 $1,800 $1,718
33,160
kWh
- - - -
05 2.4226: Use / purchase optimum sized compressor $4,198 $15,000 $3,437
66,360
kWh
$761
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
06 2.4226: Use / purchase optimum sized compressor $1,488 - $1,218
23,520
kWh
$270
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
07 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $1,952 $4,000 - - $1,952
-
MMBtu
- -
08 2.8114: Change rate schedules or other changes in utility service $25,721 $500 $25,721
-
kWh
- - - -
09 2.4154: Avoid rewinding motors more than twice $3,477 $5,865 $2,847
54,960
kWh
$630
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
10 2.1221: Replace obsolete burners with more efficient ones $1,161 $5,000 - - $1,161
-
MMBtu
- -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $85,291 $67,436 $74,102
934,011
kWh
$10,276
-
kW-mo/yr
$3,113
-
MMBtu
$(-1,200.0) $(-1,000.0)
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $38,744 $8,615 $38,536
247,388
kWh
$2,408
-
kW-mo/yr
- $(-1,200.0) $(-1,000.0)
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