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| IAC Center | University of Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 1997 |
| Principal Product | Peletized plastic material |
| NAICS | n/a |
| SIC | 3087 - Custom Compound Purchased Resins |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 125 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 116,500 |
| Annual Production | 80,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | TN |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $598,653 | 18,626,319 | kWh | $0.03 |
| Electricity Demand | $286,437 | 34,463 | kW-months/year | $8.31 |
| Electricity Fees | $(-28,956) | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $80,702 | 13,469 | MMBtu | $5.99 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,198,254 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $640,995 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $485,880 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Water Disposal | Solid Waste (non-haz) | Primary Product | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Water Disposal | Solid Waste (non-haz) | Primary Product | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | Tgal | $ | lb | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 4.624 HIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO REDUCE CHANGEOUT TIME |
Savings: $475,880 Cost: $25,800 |
$(-24,120) | (-753,810) | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | - |
$(-24,120) (-753,810) kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - Tgal |
- - lb |
$500,000 - $ |
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| 02: 3.5212 REGRIND, REUSE, OR SELL SCRAP PLASTIC PARTS |
Savings: $135,680 Cost: $47,360 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $135,680 | 106,000 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - Tgal |
$135,680 106,000 lb |
- - $ |
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| 03: 4.321 OPTIMIZE PRODUCTION LOT SIZES AND INVENTORIES |
Savings: $9,000 Cost: $17,900 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,000 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - Tgal |
- - lb |
$9,000 - $ |
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| 04: 3.4116 METER RECYCLED WATER (TO REDUCE SEWER CHARGES) |
Savings: $7,050 Cost: $2,580 |
- | - | - | - | $7,050 | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$7,050 - Tgal |
- - lb |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS |
Savings: $6,430 Cost: $2,930 |
$6,430 | 201,055 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$6,430 201,055 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - Tgal |
- - lb |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.7131 ADD AREA LIGHTING SWITCHES |
Savings: $3,435 Cost: $8,400 |
$2,500 | 78,546 | $935 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,500 78,546 kWh |
$935 9 kW-months/year |
- - Tgal |
- - lb |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE |
Savings: $2,520 Cost: $3,700 |
$2,520 | 78,839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,520 78,839 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - Tgal |
- - lb |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $1,000 Cost: $680 |
$1,000 | 31,653 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$1,000 31,653 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - Tgal |
- - lb |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $640,995 Cost: $109,350 |
$(-11,670) | (-363,717) | $935 | 9 | $7,050 | - | $135,680 | 106,000 | $509,000 | - | $(-11,670) (-363,717) kWh |
$935 9 kW-months/year |
$7,050 - Tgal |
$135,680 106,000 lb |
$509,000 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $485,880 Cost: $44,380 |
$(-23,120) | (-722,157) | - | - | - | - | - | - | $509,000 | - | $(-23,120) (-722,157) kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - Tgal |
- - lb |
$509,000 - $ |
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