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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2014
Principal Product Headrests and Armrests
NAICS 336360 - Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
SIC 2396 - Automotive And Apparel Trimmings
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 200
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 185,000
Annual Production 1,200,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 5,760
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $344,329 5,724,404 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $149,073 11,555 kW-months/year $12.90
Natural Gas $39,478 13,912 MMBtu $2.84
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $547,110
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $44,384 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $24,185
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.7122 DISCONNECT BALLASTS Savings:
$293
Cost:
-
$226 3,775 $67 5 - - $226
3,775
kWh
$67
5
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$125
Cost:
$180
$97 1,608 $28 2 - - $97
1,608
kWh
$28
2
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
03: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,294
Cost:
$1,550
$1,294 21,565 - - - - $1,294
21,565
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$7,860
Cost:
$15,980
$5,429 90,478 $2,431 189 - - $5,429
90,478
kWh
$2,431
189
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4157 ESTABLISH A PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Savings:
$14,016
Cost:
$23,710
$897 14,958 $13,119 1,017 - - $897
14,958
kWh
$13,119
1,017
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.4237 SUBSTITUTE COMPRESSED AIR COOLING WITH WATER OR AIR COOLING Savings:
$598
Cost:
$2,350
$598 9,960 - - - - $598
9,960
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.7447 INSTALL VINYL STRIP / HIGH SPEED / AIR CURTAIN DOORS Savings:
$4,636
Cost:
$18,000
$4,636 77,174 - - - - $4,636
77,174
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.7226 USE COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO OPTIMIZE HVAC PERFORMANCE Savings:
$15,563
Cost:
$110,000
$12,880 214,669 $481 37 $2,202 772 $12,880
214,669
kWh
$481
37
kW-months/year
$2,202
772
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$44,384
Cost:
$171,770
$26,056 434,187 $16,126 1,250 $2,202 772 $26,056
434,187
kWh
$16,126
1,250
kW-months/year
$2,202
772
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$24,185
Cost:
$43,770
$8,540 142,344 $15,645 1,213 - - $8,540
142,344
kWh
$15,645
1,213
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas