ITAC Assessment: UA0211
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Assessment Year 2019
Principal Product Wooden Pellets
NAICS 321999: All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
SIC 2499: Wood Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 50
Plant Area 280,000
ft2
Annual Production 228,654
units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
hrs
Location (State) Alabama

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $2,346,879 40,834,056
kWh
Electricity Demand $432,933 83,339
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $(-19,629.0) -
Natural Gas $365,352 38,335
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $3,125,535
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $2,459,774 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $400,304

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings Primary Product Savings
01 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $11,405 $24,659 $11,589
201,659
kWh
- $(-184.0) - -
02 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $639 $1,455 $649
11,289
kWh
- $(-10.0) - -
03 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $2,492 $1,345 $2,532
44,061
kWh
- $(-40.0) - -
04 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $2,928 $100 $2,975
51,770
kWh
- $(-47.0) - -
05 2.4111: Utilize energy-efficient belts and other improved mechanisms $4,287 $791 $4,356
75,787
kWh
- $(-69.0) - -
06 2.4131: Size electric motors for peak operating efficiency $9,787 $16,620 $9,945
173,042
kWh
- $(-158.0) - -
07 2.4323: Use optimum size and capacity equipment $374,108 $1,310,277 $380,152
6,614,793
kWh
- $(-6,044.0) - -
08 2.8114: Change rate schedules or other changes in utility service $26,196 $150 - $26,619
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-423.0) - -
09 4.652: Replace existing equipment with more suitable substitutes $2,027,932 $1,000,000 $(-76,414.0)
(-1,329,634)
kWh
- - $(-11,926.0)
-
MMBtu
$2,116,272
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $2,459,774 $2,355,397 $335,784
5,842,767
kWh
$26,619
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-6,975.0) $(-11,926.0)
-
MMBtu
$2,116,272
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $400,304 $1,310,427 $380,152
6,614,793
kWh
$26,619
-
kW-mo/yr
$(-6,467.0) - -
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas 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