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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2017
Principal Product PET Bottles
NAICS 326160 - Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
SIC 3085 - Plastics Bottles
Sales $50,000,000-$100,000,000
# of Employees 80
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 307,000
Annual Production 1,200,000,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,277,181 34,631,020 kWh $0.04
Electricity Demand $673,219 120,074 kW-months/year $5.61
Natural Gas $8,694 1,521 MMBtu $5.72
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $2,003,837
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $301,349 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $297,679
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
01: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$173,199
Cost:
$5,000
$143,359 3,885,060 $29,840 5,322 - - $143,359
3,885,060
kWh
$29,840
5,322
kW-months/year
-
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$114,605
Cost:
$150,000
$94,860 2,570,721 $19,745 3,522 - - $94,860
2,570,721
kWh
$19,745
3,522
kW-months/year
-
-
$
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$6,276
Cost:
$1,250
$5,195 140,773 $1,081 193 - - $5,195
140,773
kWh
$1,081
193
kW-months/year
-
-
$
04: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$3,670
Cost:
$10,600
$3,038 82,344 $632 113 - - $3,038
82,344
kWh
$632
113
kW-months/year
-
-
$
05: 4.812 APPLY FOR INVESTMENT INCENTIVES Savings:
$2,174
Cost:
$40
- - - - $2,174 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,174
-
$
06: 2.4322 USE OR REPLACE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SUBSTITUTES Savings:
$1,425
Cost:
$1,425
$1,179 31,939 $246 44 - - $1,179
31,939
kWh
$246
44
kW-months/year
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$301,349
Cost:
$168,315
$247,631 6,710,837 $51,544 9,193 $2,174 - $247,631
6,710,837
kWh
$51,544
9,193
kW-months/year
$2,174
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$297,679
Cost:
$157,715
$244,593 6,628,493 $50,912 9,080 $2,174 - $244,593
6,628,493
kWh
$50,912
9,080
kW-months/year
$2,174
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees