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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 |
|---|---|
| Assessment Year | 2009 |
| Principal Product | Screen printed items |
| NAICS | 339950 - Sign Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3993 - Signs And Advertising Specialities |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 135 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 205,000 |
| Annual Production | 11,000,000 Pieces |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 2,159 |
| Location (State) | TX |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $193,200 | 1,987,536 | kWh | $0.10 |
| Electricity Demand | $65,980 | 8,796 | kW-months/year | $7.50 |
| Electricity Fees | $2,396 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $42,204 | 4,494 | MMBtu | $9.39 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $303,780 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $25,287 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $8,542 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Personnel Changes | Administrative Changes | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Personnel Changes | Administrative Changes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 4.513 RE-ARRANGE EQUIPMENT LAYOUT TO REDUCE LABOR COSTS |
Savings: $13,545 Cost: $38,430 |
$8,455 | 94,030 | $3,090 | 523 | - | - | $2,000 | - |
$8,455 94,030 kWh |
$3,090 523 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$2,000 - $ |
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| 02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $4,920 Cost: $680 |
$3,600 | 40,120 | $1,320 | 223 | - | - | - | - |
$3,600 40,120 kWh |
$1,320 223 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR |
Savings: $3,200 Cost: $11,050 |
- | - | $3,200 | 540 | - | - | - | - |
- - kWh |
$3,200 540 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $1,440 Cost: $15 |
$1,050 | 11,700 | $390 | 65 | - | - | - | - |
$1,050 11,700 kWh |
$390 65 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED |
Savings: $705 Cost: $300 |
$580 | 6,450 | $125 | 21 | - | - | - | - |
$580 6,450 kWh |
$125 21 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
- - $ |
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| 06: 4.821 PAY BILLS ON TIME TO AVOID LATE FEES |
Savings: $452 Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $452 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
$452 - $ |
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| 07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $1,025 Cost: $535 |
$265 | 2,940 | $25 | 4 | $735 | - | - | - |
$265 2,940 kWh |
$25 4 kW-months/year |
$735 - $ |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $25,287 Cost: $51,010 |
$13,950 | 155,240 | $8,150 | 1,376 | $735 | - | $2,452 | - | $13,950 155,240 kWh |
$8,150 1,376 kW-months/year |
$735 - $ |
$2,452 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $8,542 Cost: $1,530 |
$5,495 | 61,210 | $1,860 | 313 | $735 | - | $452 | - | $5,495 61,210 kWh |
$1,860 313 kW-months/year |
$735 - $ |
$452 - $ |
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