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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2024
Principal Product Germanium Detector Systems
NAICS 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
SIC 3826 - Analytical Instruments
Sales $100,000,000-$500,000,000
# of Employees 270
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 112,000
Annual Production 2,600 Units
Production Hrs. Annual 6,188
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $490,454 6,409,950 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $173,253 10,114 kW-months/year $17.13
Natural Gas $24,283 1,687 MMBtu $14.39
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $760,303
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $110,833 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $20,478
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Usage Primary Raw Material Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Usage Primary Raw Material
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ Tgal $ $
01: 4.212 ADOPT IN-HOUSE MATERIAL GENERATION Savings:
$50,976
Cost:
$15,000
$(-4,047) (-52,560) $(-2,136) (-125) - - $57,159 - $(-4,047)
(-52,560)
kWh
$(-2,136)
(-125)
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
$57,159
-
$
02: 4.212 ADOPT IN-HOUSE MATERIAL GENERATION Savings:
$34,931
Cost:
$146,400
$(-157) (-2,038) - - - - $35,088 - $(-157)
(-2,038)
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
$35,088
-
$
03: 3.4154 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN WATER LINES AND VALVES Savings:
$12,922
Cost:
$5,000
- - - - $12,922 2,079 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$12,922
2,079
Tgal
-
-
$
04: 2.7229 AIR CONDITION ONLY SPACE NECESSARY Savings:
$6,707
Cost:
$1,060
$6,707 87,113 - - - - - - $6,707
87,113
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM Savings:
$4,366
Cost:
$3,000
$3,049 39,603 $1,317 77 - - - - $3,049
39,603
kWh
$1,317
77
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED Savings:
$637
Cost:
$125
$445 5,774 $192 11 - - - - $445
5,774
kWh
$192
11
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
07: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$212
Cost:
$60
$212 2,753 - - - - - - $212
2,753
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
08: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS Savings:
$82
Cost:
$174
$23 297 $60 3 - - - - $23
297
kWh
$60
3
kW-months/year
-
-
Tgal
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$110,833
Cost:
$170,819
$6,232 80,942 $(-567) (-33) $12,922 2,079 $92,247 - $6,232
80,942
kWh
$(-567)
(-33)
kW-months/year
$12,922
2,079
Tgal
$92,247
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
$20,478
Cost:
$6,245
$7,364 95,640 $192 11 $12,922 2,079 - - $7,364
95,640
kWh
$192
11
kW-months/year
$12,922
2,079
Tgal
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ Tgal $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Usage Primary Raw Material Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Water Usage Primary Raw Material