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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2015
Principal Product Fabricated Metal Products
NAICS 332322 - Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
SIC 3444 - Sheet Metalwork
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 376
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 250,000
Annual Production 27,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 6,000
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $710,523 10,589,635 kWh $0.07
Electricity Demand $296,340 22,481 kW-months/year $13.18
Natural Gas $290,121 39,305 MMBtu $7.38
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,296,984
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $57,713 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
01: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$19,615
Cost:
$36,000
- - $19,615 1,488 - - -
-
kWh
$19,615
1,488
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
02: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT Savings:
$13,344
Cost:
$10,000
- - - - $13,344 1,808 -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$13,344
1,808
MMBtu
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$11,515
Cost:
$3,000
$8,272 123,456 $3,243 246 - - $8,272
123,456
kWh
$3,243
246
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$6,597
Cost:
$63
$4,738 70,711 $1,859 141 - - $4,738
70,711
kWh
$1,859
141
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$4,475
Cost:
$3,500
$4,330 64,620 $145 11 - - $4,330
64,620
kWh
$145
11
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
06: 2.7122 DISCONNECT BALLASTS Savings:
$1,276
Cost:
$120
$669 9,984 $607 46 - - $669
9,984
kWh
$607
46
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
07: 2.6218 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT WHEN NOT IN USE Savings:
$891
Cost:
$275
$891 13,303 - - - - $891
13,303
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$57,713
Cost:
$52,958
$18,900 282,074 $25,469 1,932 $13,344 1,808 $18,900
282,074
kWh
$25,469
1,932
kW-months/year
$13,344
1,808
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas