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Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open
Qualifying* small and medium-sized US manufacturers, that received IAC or Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership assessments between 2018 and 2024, can now apply for grants for implementation of assessment recommendations up 50% of qualifying* project costs with a maximum of $300,000 per manufacturer.
IMPORTANT: The grant program now operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time through the year, with quarterly reviews.
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| IAC Center | Texas A&M, College Station |
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| Assessment Year | 2003 |
| Principal Product | Bentonite clay and thickening agents |
| NAICS | 327992 - Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3295 - Minerals, Ground Or Treated |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 150 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 110,000 |
| Annual Production | 26,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,616 |
| Location (State) | TX |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $643,395 | 18,859,800 | kWh | $0.03 |
| Electricity Demand | $137,408 | 16,027 | kW-months/year | $8.57 |
| Natural Gas | $931,780 | 262,477 | MMBtu | $3.55 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,712,583 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $201,740 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $199,110 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Natural Gas | Water Disposal | Electricity Usage | Natural Gas | Water Disposal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 3.6111 USE ALTERNATIVE FLOCCULENT TO MINIMIZE SLUDGE VOLUME |
Savings: $111,100 Cost: $8,000 |
- | - | - | - | $111,100 | 9,360,000 |
- - kWh |
- - MMBtu |
$111,100 9,360,000 Tgal |
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| 02: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS |
Savings: $55,000 Cost: $730 |
- | - | $55,000 | 16,700 | - | - |
- - kWh |
$55,000 16,700 MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
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| 03: 3.4111 USE CLOSED CYCLE PROCESS TO MINIMIZE WASTE WATER PRODUCTION |
Savings: $23,000 Cost: $11,000 |
- | - | - | - | $23,000 | 6,650,360 |
- - kWh |
- - MMBtu |
$23,000 6,650,360 Tgal |
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| 04: 2.1232 KEEP BOILER TUBES CLEAN |
Savings: $5,720 Cost: $500 |
- | - | $5,720 | 1,740 | - | - |
- - kWh |
$5,720 1,740 MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
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| 05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $2,630 Cost: $10,320 |
$2,630 | 69,210 | - | - | - | - |
$2,630 69,210 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
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| 06: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT |
Savings: $1,970 Cost: - |
$1,970 | 51,870 | - | - | - | - |
$1,970 51,870 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
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| 07: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED |
Savings: $1,520 Cost: $860 |
$1,520 | 40,050 | - | - | - | - |
$1,520 40,050 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
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| 08: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $800 Cost: $200 |
$800 | 21,100 | - | - | - | - |
$800 21,100 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
- - Tgal |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $201,740 Cost: $31,610 |
$6,920 | 182,230 | $60,720 | 18,440 | $134,100 | 16,010,360 | $6,920 182,230 kWh |
$60,720 18,440 MMBtu |
$134,100 16,010,360 Tgal |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $199,110 Cost: $21,290 |
$4,290 | 113,020 | $60,720 | 18,440 | $134,100 | 16,010,360 | $4,290 113,020 kWh |
$60,720 18,440 MMBtu |
$134,100 16,010,360 Tgal |
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