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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2020
Principal Product Aluminum Ingots
NAICS 331314 - Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
SIC 3341 - Secondary Nonferrous Metals
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 150
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 140,000
Annual Production 46,450 Tons
Production Hrs. Annual 8,760
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $540,606 9,665,003 kWh $0.06
Electricity Demand $256,691 19,033 kW-months/year $13.49
Natural Gas $524,260 143,004 MMBtu $3.67
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $1,339,048
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $1,982,298 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $1,906,442
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $
01: 3.1191 CHANGE PROCEDURES / EQUIPMENT / OPERATING CONDITIONS Savings:
$1,906,442
Cost:
$4,500,000
$88,633 1,585,560 $29,300 2,172 $26,009 7,087 - - $1,762,500 - $88,633
1,585,560
kWh
$29,300
2,172
kW-months/year
$26,009
7,087
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$1,762,500
-
$
02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$31,412
Cost:
$62,026
- - - - - - - - $31,412 - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$31,412
-
$
03: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$24,394
Cost:
$110,050
$17,304 309,570 $7,090 526 - - - - - - $17,304
309,570
kWh
$7,090
526
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
04: 3.4116 METER RECYCLED WATER (TO REDUCE SEWER CHARGES) Savings:
$13,945
Cost:
$1,900
- - - - - - $13,945 - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
$13,945
-
Tgal
-
-
$
05: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$4,251
Cost:
$263
$4,251 76,038 - - - - - - - - $4,251
76,038
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
06: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$1,854
Cost:
$1,700
$1,530 27,371 - - $324 88 - - - - $1,530
27,371
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$324
88
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$1,982,298
Cost:
$4,675,939
$111,718 1,998,539 $36,390 2,698 $26,333 7,175 $13,945 - $1,793,912 - $111,718
1,998,539
kWh
$36,390
2,698
kW-months/year
$26,333
7,175
MMBtu
$13,945
-
Tgal
$1,793,912
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$1,906,442
Cost:
$4,500,000
$88,633 1,585,560 $29,300 2,172 $26,009 7,087 - - $1,762,500 - $88,633
1,585,560
kWh
$29,300
2,172
kW-months/year
$26,009
7,087
MMBtu
-
-
Tgal
$1,762,500
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ MMBtu $ Tgal $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Natural Gas Water Consumption One-time Revenue or Avoided Cost