ITAC Assessment: TT0181
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Assessment Year 2016
Principal Product Porcelain Tile
NAICS 327120: Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
SIC 3253: Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile
Sales Range $100
M
to 500
M
# of Employees 460
Plant Area 750,000
ft2
Annual Production 24,000,000
units
Production Hrs. Annual 8,568
hrs
Location (State) Tennessee

Facility Energy Cost and Usage

Source Yearly Cost Usage
Electricity Usage $1,290,288 28,449,272
kWh
Electricity Demand $1,300,249 132,716
kW-mo/yr
Natural Gas $1,520,929 462,344
MMBtu
TOTAL YEARLY COSTS $4,111,466
RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* $133,328 *Non-energy impacts included in savings.
IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* $49,756

Recommendations

# Description Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Status Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings
01 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $35,984 $24,000 - - $35,984
-
MMBtu
02 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $31,353 $38,924 - - $31,353
-
MMBtu
03 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage $25,164 $10,000 $18,428
405,904
kWh
$6,736
-
kW-mo/yr
-
04 2.2511: Insulate bare equipment $12,441 $27,333 - - $12,441
-
MMBtu
05 2.4239: Eliminate or reduce compressed air usage $7,573 $7,000 $5,081
111,925
kWh
$2,492
-
kW-mo/yr
-
06 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $6,973 $6,000 $5,174
113,956
kWh
$1,799
-
kW-mo/yr
-
07 2.7142: Utilize higher efficiency lamps and/or ballasts $3,976 $13,245 $3,242
71,400
kWh
$734
-
kW-mo/yr
-
08 2.2437: Recover waste heat from equipment $3,794 $500 $3,079
67,810
kWh
$715
-
kW-mo/yr
-
09 2.4236: Eliminate leaks in inert gas and compressed air lines/ valves $3,058 $3,050 $2,823
62,189
kWh
$235
-
kW-mo/yr
-
10 2.3212: Optimize plant power factor $3,012 $8,000 - $3,012
-
kW-mo/yr
-
TOTAL RECOMMENDED $133,328 $138,052 $37,827
833,184
kWh
$15,723
-
kW-mo/yr
$79,778
-
MMBtu
TOTAL IMPLEMENTED $49,756 $47,295 $34,748
765,374
kWh
$15,008
-
kW-mo/yr
-
Yearly Savings* Imp'd Cost* Electricity Usage Savings Electricity Demand Savings Natural Gas Savings
*Savings and costs are best estimates based on the center's site visit, associated engineering analysis, and typical capital and labor costs