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Assessment Year 2020
Principal Product Plastic Tubing
NAICS 326122: Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
SIC 3084: Plastics Pipe
Sales Range $50
M
to 100
M
# of Employees 131
Plant Area 111,902
ft2
Annual Production 5,000,000
lb
Production Hrs. Annual 6,240
hrs
Location (State) Ohio
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Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $226,832 4,152,840
kWh
Electricity Demand $62,880 10,230
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $3,605 -
Natural Gas $121,103 55,605
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $414,420
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $155,914 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $143,480

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 4.641: Eliminate shutdowns of controls due to overheating $103,798 $40,718 $(-25,416.0)
(-465,486)
kWh
$(-5,504.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
- - $134,718
02 2.7241: Install outside air damper / economizer on hvac unit $8,186 $20,034 $7,509
137,520
kWh
$677
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
03 2.7135: Install occupancy sensors $7,560 $7,967 $6,213
113,788
kWh
$1,347
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
04 2.2625: Chill water to the highest temperature possible $6,964 $30 $5,722
104,807
kWh
$1,242
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
05 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors $6,754 $7,949 $5,727
86,971
kWh
$1,027
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
06 2.4146: Use adjustable frequency drive or multiple speed motors on existing system $6,079 $10,000 $6,079
111,342
kWh
- - - -
07 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $3,729 $1,600 $3,065
56,140
kWh
$664
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
08 2.2492: Use "heat wheel" or other heat exchanger to cross-exchange building exhaust air with make-up air $3,333 $14,200 $(-1,663.0)
(-30,456)
kWh
$(-363.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$5,659
-
MMBtu
$(-300.0) -
09 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $2,311 $1,566 $1,552
28,421
kWh
$240
-
kW-mo/yr
$519
-
MMBtu
- -
10 2.4111: Utilize energy-efficient belts and other improved mechanisms $1,829 - $1,509
27,631
kWh
$320
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
11 2.4151: Develop a repair/replace policy $1,750 $372 $1,538
28,165
kWh
$332
-
kW-mo/yr
- $(-120.0) -
12 2.4221: Install compressor air intakes in coolest locations $1,108 $1,828 $910
16,680
kWh
$198
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
13 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $746 $60 $613
11,218
kWh
$133
-
kW-mo/yr
- - -
14 2.2414: Use waste heat from hot flue gases to preheat $626 $4,034 - - $626
-
MMBtu
- -
15 2.4157: Establish a predictive maintenance program $507 $700 $1,451
26,574
kWh
$221
-
kW-mo/yr
- $(-1,165.0) -
16 2.1233: Analyze flue gas for proper air/fuel ratio $326 $1,500 - - $506
-
MMBtu
$(-180.0) -
17 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $308 $85 $308
5,641
kWh
- - - -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $155,914 $112,643 $15,117
258,956
kWh
$534
-
kW-mo/yr
$7,310
-
MMBtu
$(-1,765.0) $134,718
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $143,480 $98,328 $9,241
151,333
kWh
$(-665.0)
-
kW-mo/yr
$1,651
-
MMBtu
$(-1,465.0) $134,718
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