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IAC Center University of Tennessee
Assessment Year 1998
Principal Product Various shaped steel bars
NAICS n/a
SIC 3312 - Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 120
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 230,000
Annual Production 180,000 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $483,369 20,688,160 kWh $0.02
Electricity Demand $25,269 66,000 kW-months/year $0.38
Electricity Fees $43,175 - $ -
Natural Gas $1,199,420 366,535 MMBtu $3.27
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $5,116,925
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $745,255 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $305,135
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Primary Product Electricity Usage Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Primary Product
$ kWh $ MMBtu $ lb $ $ $ $
01: 3.1192 REDUCE SCRAP PRODUCTION Savings:
$386,750
Cost:
$427,700
- - - - - - - - $386,750 - -
-
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
$386,750
-
$
02: 3.5248 SEPARATE AND RECYCLE SCRAP METAL TO FOUNDRY OR FOR SALE Savings:
$248,625
Cost:
-
- - - - $248,625 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
$248,625
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.2531 RE-SIZE CHARGING OPENINGS OR ADD MOVABLE COVER OR DOOR Savings:
$48,770
Cost:
$9,300
- - $48,770 14,780 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$48,770
14,780
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 4.1110 ADD EQUIPMENT/ OPERATORS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECK Savings:
$38,400
Cost:
$21,000
- - - - - - $(-84,000) - $122,400 - -
-
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
$(-84,000)
-
$
$122,400
-
$
05: 2.1331 BURN A LESS EXPENSIVE GRADE OF FUEL Savings:
$14,970
Cost:
$16,200
- - $14,970 4,536 - - - - - - -
-
kWh
$14,970
4,536
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$4,860
Cost:
$1,000
$4,860 231,536 - - - - - - - - $4,860
231,536
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 3.5216 RECYCLE NONFERROUS DUST Savings:
$2,880
Cost:
-
- - - - $2,880 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
MMBtu
$2,880
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$745,255
Cost:
$475,200
$4,860 231,536 $63,740 19,316 $251,505 - $(-84,000) - $509,150 - $4,860
231,536
kWh
$63,740
19,316
MMBtu
$251,505
-
lb
$(-84,000)
-
$
$509,150
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$305,135
Cost:
$10,300
$4,860 231,536 $48,770 14,780 $251,505 - - - - - $4,860
231,536
kWh
$48,770
14,780
MMBtu
$251,505
-
lb
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ MMBtu $ lb $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Primary Product Electricity Usage Natural Gas Solid Waste (non-haz) Personnel Changes Primary Product