ITAC Assessment: WV0656
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Assessment Year 2024
Principal Product Lumber
NAICS 321912: Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
SIC 2421: Sawmills and Planing Mills, General
Sales Range $10
M
to 50
M
# of Employees 35
Plant Area 95,000
ft2
Annual Production 5,000
thousand feet
Production Hrs. Annual 2,400
hrs
Location (State) West Virginia

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $183,650 3,003,864
kWh
Electricity Demand $159,046 10,782
kW-mo/yr
Electricity Fees $4,141 -
Natural Gas $166,292 23,139
MMBtu
Waste Disposal Costs
Water Usage $68,017 5,810
Tgal
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $581,146
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $171,607 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $28,437

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings Water Usage Savings Personnel Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings Increase in Production Savings
01 2.3511: Use plant owned transformers or lease transformers $114,700 $500,000 - - - - - $14,700 - $100,000
02 2.2128: Use steam condensate for hot water supply (non-potable) $17,471 $75,000 $(-2,655.0)
(-43,457)
kWh
- - $5,874
-
MMBtu
$13,292
-
Tgal
- $960 -
03 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $8,319 $1,861 - - - $8,319
-
MMBtu
- - - -
04 2.4111: Utilize energy-efficient belts and other improved mechanisms $6,117 $9,888 $2,783
45,544
kWh
$3,334
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
05 2.2425: Use flue gases to heat process or service water $4,882 $17,230 - - - $4,882
-
MMBtu
- - - -
06 2.4224: Upgrade controls on compressors $3,448 $14,655 $2,017
33,020
kWh
$1,431
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
07 2.4157: Establish a predictive maintenance program $2,997 $1,500 $1,862
30,479
kWh
$2,242
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - $(-1,107.0) - -
08 2.1233: Analyze flue gas for proper air/fuel ratio $2,912 $637 - - - $2,912
-
MMBtu
- - - -
09 2.3212: Optimize plant power factor $2,669 $13,005 - - $2,669 - - - - -
10 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $2,265 $1,350 $1,203
19,694
kWh
$1,062
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
11 2.4151: Develop a repair/replace policy $1,896 $8,107 $1,047
17,144
kWh
$1,269
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - $(-420.0) - -
12 2.4157: Establish a predictive maintenance program $1,376 $1,500 $2,483
40,639
kWh
- - - - $(-1,107.0) - -
13 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $1,364 $3,507 $582
9,525
kWh
$782
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
14 2.4231: Reduce the pressure of compressed air to the minimum required $1,191 $1,070 $630
10,314
kWh
$561
-
kW-mo/yr
- - - - - -
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $171,607 $649,310 $9,952
162,902
kWh
$10,681
-
kW-mo/yr
$2,669 $21,987
-
MMBtu
$13,292
-
Tgal
$12,066 $960 $100,000
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $28,437 $29,420 $10,590
173,339
kWh
$9,250
-
kW-mo/yr
- $11,231
-
MMBtu
- $(-2,634.0) - -
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Electricity Fees Savings Natural Gas Savings Water Usage Savings Personnel Changes Savings Ancillary Material Cost Savings Increase in Production Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs