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IAC Center Tennessee Technological University
Assessment Year 2025
Principal Product Open coil and cartridge style heaters
NAICS 333994 - Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing
SIC 3567 - Industrial Furnaces And Ovens
Sales $10,000,000-$50,000,000
# of Employees 225
Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) 420,000
Annual Production 900,000 Pieces
Production Hrs. Annual 5,070
Location (State) TN
Source Yearly Cost Usage Unit Unit Cost
Electricity Usage $186,466 2,435,420 kWh $0.08
Electricity Demand $98,348 8,527 kW-months/year $11.53
Electricity Fees $(-56,421) - $ -
Natural Gas $50,557 4,253 MMBtu $11.89
LPG $12,000 329 MMBtu $36.52
TOTAL ENERGY COSTS $297,520
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $215,771 *Non-energy impacts
included in savings.
See recommendations below
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* -
#|Description Savings
Cost
Status Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES Savings:
$3,814
Cost:
$870
$3,814 49,816 - - - - - - - - $3,814
49,816
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
02: 2.7261 INSTALL TIMERS AND/OR THERMOSTATS Savings:
$7,420
Cost:
$1,800
- - - - - - $7,420 624 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$7,420
624
MMBtu
-
-
$
03: 2.7228 AVOID INTRODUCING HOT, HUMID, OR DIRTY AIR INTO HVAC SYSTEM Savings:
$2,701
Cost:
$2,400
$2,701 35,287 - - - - - - - - $2,701
35,287
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
04: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT Savings:
$3,234
Cost:
$3,600
- - - - - - $3,234 272 - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$3,234
272
MMBtu
-
-
$
05: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR Savings:
$2,637
Cost:
$3,000
- - - - $2,637 - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
$2,637
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
06: 4.721 INITIATE A PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE ISO CERTIFICATION Savings:
$8,775
Cost:
$15,000
$6,899 90,084 - - - - $1,876 159 - - $6,899
90,084
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
$1,876
159
MMBtu
-
-
$
07: 4.212 ADOPT IN-HOUSE MATERIAL GENERATION Savings:
$50,975
Cost:
$110,000
$(-2,025) (-26,450) - - - - - - $53,000 - $(-2,025)
(-26,450)
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
$53,000
-
$
08: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS Savings:
$1,871
Cost:
$4,200
$1,871 24,440 - - - - - - - - $1,871
24,440
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
09: 2.9113 USE SOLAR HEAT FOR HEAT Savings:
$87,059
Cost:
$375,030
$87,059 1,137,130 - - - - - - - - $87,059
1,137,130
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
10: 3.1191 CHANGE PROCEDURES / EQUIPMENT / OPERATING CONDITIONS Savings:
$47,285
Cost:
$724,290
$43,364 566,400 $3,921 340 - - - - - - $43,364
566,400
kWh
$3,921
340
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
TOTAL RECOMMENDED Savings:
$215,771
Cost:
$1,240,190
$143,683 1,876,708 $3,921 340 $2,637 - $12,530 1,055 $53,000 - $143,683
1,876,708
kWh
$3,921
340
kW-months/year
$2,637
-
$
$12,530
1,055
MMBtu
$53,000
-
$
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED Savings:
-
Cost:
-
- - - - - - - - - - -
-
kWh
-
-
kW-months/year
-
-
$
-
-
MMBtu
-
-
$
Savings
Cost
$ kWh $ kW-months/year $ $ $ MMBtu $ $
Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost Electricity Usage Electricity Demand Electricity Fees Natural Gas Ancillary Material Cost