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| IAC Center | Tennessee Technological University |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2025 |
| Principal Product | Graphite products |
| NAICS | 335991 - Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3624 - Carbon And Graphite Products |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 93 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 430,000 |
| Annual Production | 3,500 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 2,080 |
| Location (State) | TN |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $1,428,225 | 33,117,273 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $1,777,210 | 277,778 | kW-months/year | $6.40 |
| Electricity Fees | $29,785 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $2,248,876 | 329,866 | MMBtu | $6.82 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $5,512,806 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $799,560 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Electricity Fees | Natural Gas | Water Usage | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Electricity Fees | Natural Gas | Water Usage | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | $ | $ | MMBtu | $ | Tgal | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 3.7214 REDUCE OR ELIMINATE WASTE |
Savings: $296,352 Cost: $1,200,000 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $296,352 | 60,924 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
$296,352 60,924 Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 02: 4.212 ADOPT IN-HOUSE MATERIAL GENERATION |
Savings: $184,128 Cost: $600,000 |
$(-5,771) | (-133,888) | $(-1,173) | (-183) | - | - | - | - | - | - | $191,072 | - |
$(-5,771) (-133,888) kWh |
$(-1,173) (-183) kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
$191,072 - $ |
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| 03: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $92,553 Cost: $200,000 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $92,553 | 13,575 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$92,553 13,575 MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR |
Savings: $81,754 Cost: $144,000 |
- | - | - | - | $81,754 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$81,754 - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 05: 3.4114 REPLACE CITY WATER WITH RECYCLED WATER VIA COOLING TOWER |
Savings: $52,760 Cost: $41,250 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $52,760 | 10,847 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
$52,760 10,847 Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY |
Savings: $41,721 Cost: $631,361 |
$41,721 | 968,004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$41,721 968,004 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.2414 USE WASTE HEAT FROM HOT FLUE GASES TO PREHEAT |
Savings: $25,908 Cost: $60,000 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $25,908 | 3,800 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$25,908 3,800 MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $13,275 Cost: $56,250 |
$13,275 | 308,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$13,275 308,000 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 09: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $5,237 Cost: $50 |
$5,237 | 121,518 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$5,237 121,518 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 10: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $3,292 Cost: $50 |
$3,292 | 76,387 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$3,292 76,387 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 11: 2.1121 USE INSULATION IN FURNACES TO FACILITATE HEATING / COOLING |
Savings: $1,157 Cost: $299 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $1,157 | 170 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$1,157 170 MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 12: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $1,117 Cost: $1,990 |
$1,117 | 25,907 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$1,117 25,907 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| 13: 2.6212 TURN OFF EQUIPMENT DURING BREAKS, REDUCE OPERATING TIME |
Savings: $306 Cost: $50 |
$306 | 7,091 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$306 7,091 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $799,560 Cost: $2,935,300 |
$59,177 | 1,373,019 | $(-1,173) | (-183) | $81,754 | - | $119,618 | 17,545 | $349,112 | 71,771 | $191,072 | - | $59,177 1,373,019 kWh |
$(-1,173) (-183) kW-months/year |
$81,754 - $ |
$119,618 17,545 MMBtu |
$349,112 71,771 Tgal |
$191,072 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
- - $ |
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