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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Expanded Poly Styrene
NAICS 326140 - Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
SIC 3086 - Plastics Foam Products
Sales $5,000,000-$10,000,000
# of Employees 30
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 162,000
Annual Production 44,000 Thousand Feet
Production Hrs. Annual 2,600
Location (State) SC
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $60,182 873,640 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $16,956 3,591 kW-months/year $4.72
Natural Gas $91,752 10,900 MMBtu $8.42
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $168,890
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $23,176 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $19,811
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.1233 ANALYZE FLUE GAS FOR PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO Savings:
$875
Cost:
$750
- - - - $875 104 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$875
104
MMBtu
02: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS Savings:
$5,772
Cost:
$430
- - - - $5,772 686 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$5,772
686
MMBtu
03: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS Savings:
$1,127
Cost:
$230
- - - - $1,127 134 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,127
134
MMBtu
04: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$606
Cost:
$567
- - - - $606 72 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$606
72
MMBtu
05: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$430
Cost:
$660
- - - - $430 51 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$430
51
MMBtu
06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$1,163
Cost:
$2,500
$1,163 16,903 - - - - $1,163
16,903
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$1,166
Cost:
$3,000
$1,166 16,958 - - - - $1,166
16,958
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
08: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$432
Cost:
$63
$328 4,772 $104 22 - - $328
4,772
kWh
$104
22
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
09: 2.7134 USE PHOTOCELL CONTROLS Savings:
$151
Cost:
$90
$151 2,190 - - - - $151
2,190
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
10: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$124
Cost:
$413
$115 1,681 $9 2 - - $115
1,681
kWh
$9
2
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
11: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$11,330
Cost:
$16,510
$8,682 126,187 $2,648 561 - - $8,682
126,187
kWh
$2,648
561
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$23,176
Cost:
$25,213
$11,605 168,691 $2,761 585 $8,810 1,047 $11,605
168,691
kWh
$2,761
585
kW-months/year
$8,810
1,047
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$19,811
Cost:
$18,486
$9,276 134,830 $2,761 585 $7,774 924 $9,276
134,830
kWh
$2,761
585
kW-months/year
$7,774
924
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas