Nicor Gas Business Custom Program: Tank Insulation Calculator

Welcome. This document has been prepared by Resource Solutions Group, A CLEAResult Company.
The purpose of this spreadsheet is to determine the savings from insulating an existing, uninsulated tank that
heated via natural gas fired equipment. The following steps outline the proper use of this form. Please note th
use of the word estimate as true savings will be evaluated after post installation M&V.

1. Enter all initial parameters on the "Tank Insulation Calculator" tab. The necessary items are highlighted in
2. All required fields must be filled in for savings to be properly displayed.
3. The calculator uses meteorological data from the Chicago O'Hare weather station. If weather in your
location greatly differs from this location, contact technical support.
4. While there are drop down options for tank material, insulation material, and jacket material, any of these in
accurate.
5. If the efficiency of the equipment that heats the material in the tank is unknown, use a value of 80%
6. Ensure that upon completion of the calculation, no warnings appear on the screen.
7. For technical support on this tool contract Jeremy Selwyn: JSelwyn@rsgrp.com

Currently, this spreadsheet calculates the savings from installing insulation on a bare tank only. The spreadsh
new insulation. For applications that differ from the parameters displayed in on the spreadsheet please contac

Please Note: This calculator is used for estimating savings and does not guarantee the estimated incentive. T
for the Nicor Gas Business Custom Program. However, the assumptions used by the applicant to calculate th
Incentive Program, which is solely responsible for the final determination of the annual energy savings to be u
reserves the right to require the applicant to conduct specific measurement and verification activities, includin
incentive payment on the results of these activities.

Email: CustomRebates@NicorGasRebates.com
Fax: 312.755.9028
Phone: 312.344.1520
Nicor Gas Business Custom Incentive Program
444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60611

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et material, any of these inputs can be over ridden with user defined values if they are more

use a value of 80%

e tank only. The spreadsheet does not calculate savings for replacing existing insulation with
spreadsheet please contact technical support.

the estimated incentive. The methodology presented in this calculator is deemed acceptable
he applicant to calculate the annual savings will be reviewed by the Business Custom
ual energy savings to be used in calculating the incentive amount. The Program also
ification activities, including monitoring both before and after the retrofit, and to base the

Nicor Gas Business Custom Incentive

Program

Tank Insulation Calculation

Inputs
1. Tank Height:
2. Tank Diameter:
3. Tank Wall Thickness:
4. Internal Tank Temperature:
5. Tank Location (Select Option):
6. Avg. Indoor Ambient Temperature:
7. Tank Base Material (Select Option):

Ft
Ft
Ft
F
Indoors
F
_None

8. Insulation Material (Select Option):

_None

9. Insulation Thickness:

Ft

10. Jacket Material (Select Option):

11. Heating Hours:
12. Heater Efficiency:

_None
Hrs.
%
Outputs

Tank Surface Area:

Base Material Emissivity:
Base Material Conductivity:
Insulation Conductivity:
Jacket Emissivity:

Ft^2
Btu/(Hr.*Ft^2*F)
Btu/(Hr.*Ft^2*F)

Project Summary
Baseline Heat Loss:
Proposed Heat Loss:
Energy Savings:
Project Cost:
Incentive:
Energy Cost:
Simple Payback:

Therms
Therms
Therms/Yr.
$0
$/Therm

Years

Optional R-Value Calculator

(Hr.*Ft^2*F)/Btu
R-Value
Btu/(Hr.*Ft^2*F)
Conductivity