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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2017
Principal Product Furniture
NAICS 337121 - Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
SIC 2512 - Upholstered Household Furniture
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 1,400
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 1,200,000
Annual Production 922,000 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 4,500
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $1,025,109 15,848,400 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $485,219 36,147 kW-months/year $13.42
Natural Gas $62,399 8,159 MMBtu $7.65
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,635,999
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $860,012 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $135,240
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Usage Water Disposal Administrative Changes By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Usage Water Disposal Administrative Changes By-product Production
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ Tgal $ Tgal $ $ $ $
01: 2.3414 BURN WASTE TO PRODUCE STEAM TO DRIVE A STEAM TURBINE GENERATOR SET AND USE STEAM EXHAUST FOR HEAT Savings:
$684,912
Cost:
$1,500,000
$631,951 9,767,400 $179,600 13,380 $(-6,559) (-840,960) - - $(-120,080) - - - $631,951
9,767,400
kWh
$179,600
13,380
kW-months/year
$(-6,559)
(-840,960)
Tgal
-
-
Tgal
$(-120,080)
-
$
-
-
$
02: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$78,651
Cost:
$90,000
$65,912 1,018,731 $12,739 949 - - - - - - - - $65,912
1,018,731
kWh
$12,739
949
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$44,574
Cost:
$5,800
$31,508 486,991 $13,066 973 - - - - - - - - $31,508
486,991
kWh
$13,066
973
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
04: 2.2162 REDUCE EXCESS STEAM BLEEDING Savings:
$38,730
Cost:
$4,000
- - - - $1,419 473,040 $2,271 473 - - $35,040 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$1,419
473,040
Tgal
$2,271
473
Tgal
-
-
$
$35,040
-
$
05: 2.4224 UPGRADE CONTROLS ON COMPRESSORS Savings:
$12,015
Cost:
$33,000
$10,356 160,062 $1,659 124 - - - - - - - - $10,356
160,062
kWh
$1,659
124
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
06: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS Savings:
$587
Cost:
$1,123
$378 5,850 $209 16 - - - - - - - - $378
5,850
kWh
$209
16
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
07: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME Savings:
$543
Cost:
$200
$543 8,393 - - - - - - - - - - $543
8,393
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$860,012
Cost:
$1,634,123
$740,648 11,447,427 $207,273 15,442 $(-5,140) (-367,920) $2,271 473 $(-120,080) - $35,040 - $740,648
11,447,427
kWh
$207,273
15,442
kW-months/year
$(-5,140)
(-367,920)
Tgal
$2,271
473
Tgal
$(-120,080)
-
$
$35,040
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$135,240
Cost:
$128,800
$107,776 1,665,784 $27,464 2,046 - - - - - - - - $107,776
1,665,784
kWh
$27,464
2,046
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ Tgal $ Tgal $ $ $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Usage Water Disposal Administrative Changes By-product Production Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Usage Water Disposal Administrative Changes By-product Production