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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2012
Principal Product Porcelain Floor Tile
NAICS 327120 - Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
SIC 3255 - Clay Refractories
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 450
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 750,000
Annual Production 3,000 Thousand Feet
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,633,766 30,339,485 kWh $0.05
Electricity Demand $808,729 101,422 kW-months/year $7.97
Natural Gas $2,145,767 448,793 MMBtu $4.78
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $4,588,262
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $905,573 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $535,231
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$8,692
Cost:
$10,000
- - - - $8,692 1,818 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$8,692
1,818
MMBtu
02: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$332,198
Cost:
$240,000
- - - - $332,198 53,558 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$332,198
53,558
MMBtu
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$12,922
Cost:
$3,000
$10,672 197,642 $2,250 282 - - $10,672
197,642
kWh
$2,250
282
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$7,063
Cost:
$3,000
$5,829 107,958 $1,234 155 - - $5,829
107,958
kWh
$1,234
155
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$9,302
Cost:
$30,000
$9,302 172,262 - - - - $9,302
172,262
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$24,772
Cost:
$20
$24,772 458,742 - - - - $24,772
458,742
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$356,049
Cost:
$220,018
$294,024 5,444,880 $62,025 7,778 - - $294,024
5,444,880
kWh
$62,025
7,778
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$494
Cost:
$5,940
$408 7,560 $86 11 - - $408
7,560
kWh
$86
11
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$538
Cost:
$858
$444 8,224 $94 12 - - $444
8,224
kWh
$94
12
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$700
Cost:
$5,850
$578 10,710 $122 15 - - $578
10,710
kWh
$122
15
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$7,312
Cost:
$20,358
$6,038 111,812 $1,274 160 - - $6,038
111,812
kWh
$1,274
160
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
12: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$693
Cost:
$1,225
$572 10,584 $121 15 - - $572
10,584
kWh
$121
15
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
13: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$134,178
Cost:
$87,250
$110,814 2,052,120 $23,364 2,932 - - $110,814
2,052,120
kWh
$23,364
2,932
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
14: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,937
Cost:
$23,284
$1,600 29,635 $337 42 - - $1,600
29,635
kWh
$337
42
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
15: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$6,403
Cost:
$10,218
$5,288 97,936 $1,115 140 - - $5,288
97,936
kWh
$1,115
140
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
16: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$858
Cost:
$7,176
$709 13,138 $149 19 - - $709
13,138
kWh
$149
19
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
17: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$1,120
Cost:
$3,120
$925 17,136 $195 25 - - $925
17,136
kWh
$195
25
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
18: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$342
Cost:
$595
$277 5,141 $65 8 - - $277
5,141
kWh
$65
8
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$905,573
Cost:
$671,912
$472,252 8,745,480 $92,431 11,593 $340,890 55,376 $472,252
8,745,480
kWh
$92,431
11,593
kW-months/year
$340,890
55,376
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$535,231
Cost:
$390,614
$447,939 8,295,207 $87,292 10,949 - - $447,939
8,295,207
kWh
$87,292
10,949
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas