High Efficiency Tube Heater Save over $1.5m at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant

In an effort to reduce energy consumption and improve employee comfort Chrysler sought an economical and effective solution to their problems. Consulting with the client to insure their needs were met 41 Ambirad radiant tube heaters were installed above the dock doors at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant (JNAP).  This solution succeeded in reducing the company’s energy consumption by over $1.5m annually.

JNAP were concerned by the excessive energy costs of the heaters they were incurring by operating direct fired air heaters to maintain comfortable temperatures in their loading docks. During the winter heating season these door heaters operated 24hrs/day from October 7th through May 1st (206 days x 24hrs=4,944 hrs).

AmbiRad’s replace 38 direct fired heaters with 42 infrared radiant tube heaters and also installed new thermostatic controls, in 10 dock areas.

In summary, the energy savings achieved amounted to $1.8m of natural gas (an 85% reduction) and the payback on the project was a remarkable 2 months!

I would like to thank Larry Workens, Sr. Energy Engineer,who independantly measured the energy savings achieved by this project.