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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2009
Principal Product Vacuum Cleaning Equipment
NAICS 335210 - Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing
SIC 3635 - Household Vacuum Cleaners
Sales <$500,000
# of Employees 370
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 310,000
Annual Production 8,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $723,421 12,178,800 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $91,793 21,557 kW-months/year $4.26
Electricity Fees $12,228 - $ -
Natural Gas $96,133 7,214 MMBtu $13.33
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $955,259
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $55,600 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $9,300
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
01: 2.4226 USE / PURCHASE OPTIMUM SIZED COMPRESSOR Savings:
$20,000
Cost:
$47,500
$15,780 228,689 $4,220 313 - - $15,780
228,689
kWh
$4,220
313
kW-months/year
-
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$4,800
Cost:
$2,500
$4,800 69,293 - - - - $4,800
69,293
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
03: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$3,250
Cost:
$4,800
- - - - $3,250 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$3,250
-
$
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$2,900
Cost:
$800
$2,900 32,675 - - - - $2,900
32,675
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
05: 2.2628 UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE COOLING METHOD Savings:
$13,300
Cost:
$20,000
$13,300 224,000 - - - - $13,300
224,000
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$4,950
Cost:
$5,000
$3,700 62,160 $1,250 88 - - $3,700
62,160
kWh
$1,250
88
kW-months/year
-
-
$
07: 2.2623 MINIMIZE CONDENSER COOLING WATER TEMPERATURE Savings:
$4,000
Cost:
-
$3,000 50,400 $1,000 72 - - $3,000
50,400
kWh
$1,000
72
kW-months/year
-
-
$
08: 2.2625 CHILL WATER TO THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE POSSIBLE Savings:
$2,400
Cost:
-
$1,800 30,240 $600 43 - - $1,800
30,240
kWh
$600
43
kW-months/year
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$55,600
Cost:
$80,600
$45,280 697,457 $7,070 516 $3,250 - $45,280
697,457
kWh
$7,070
516
kW-months/year
$3,250
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$9,300
Cost:
$800
$7,700 113,315 $1,600 115 - - $7,700
113,315
kWh
$1,600
115
kW-months/year
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Administrative Changes