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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 | 2012 |
| Principal Product | Railroad ties |
| NAICS | 326130 - Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3083 - Laminated Plastics Plate & Sheet |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 90 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 50,000 |
| Annual Production | 1,388,277 Pieces |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 3,528 |
| Location (State) | TX |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $249,356 | 5,048,000 | kWh | $0.05 |
| Electricity Demand | $95,634 | 11,160 | kW-months/year | $8.57 |
| Electricity Fees | $4,627 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $476,413 | 85,973 | MMBtu | $5.54 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $935,295 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $558,336 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $67,800 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Personnel Changes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.3414 BURN WASTE TO PRODUCE STEAM TO DRIVE A STEAM TURBINE GENERATOR SET AND USE STEAM EXHAUST FOR HEAT |
Savings: $455,515 Cost: $1,000,000 |
$89,868 | 1,695,619 | $19,969 | 2,333 | $476,413 | 85,973 | $(-130,735) | - |
$89,868 1,695,619 kWh |
$19,969 2,333 kW-months/year |
$476,413 85,973 MMBtu |
$(-130,735) - $ |
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| 02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $35,021 Cost: $107,528 |
$24,258 | 457,697 | $10,763 | 1,257 | - | - | - | - |
$24,258 457,697 kWh |
$10,763 1,257 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $17,924 Cost: $900 |
$10,956 | 206,720 | $6,968 | 814 | - | - | - | - |
$10,956 206,720 kWh |
$6,968 814 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $13,856 Cost: $27,318 |
$9,515 | 179,520 | $4,341 | 507 | - | - | - | - |
$9,515 179,520 kWh |
$4,341 507 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.7134 USE PHOTOCELL CONTROLS |
Savings: $13,704 Cost: $10,754 |
$13,704 | 258,570 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$13,704 258,570 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.2113 REPAIR OR REPLACE STEAM TRAPS |
Savings: $10,200 Cost: $273 |
- | - | - | - | $10,200 | 1,844 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$10,200 1,844 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.4133 USE MOST EFFICIENT TYPE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS |
Savings: $5,909 Cost: $27,494 |
$3,047 | 57,492 | $2,862 | 334 | - | - | - | - |
$3,047 57,492 kWh |
$2,862 334 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.2136 INSTALL / REPAIR INSULATION ON STEAM LINES |
Savings: $3,659 Cost: $875 |
- | - | - | - | $3,659 | 660 | - | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$3,659 660 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 09: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $1,788 Cost: $13 |
$1,200 | 23,000 | $588 | 69 | - | - | - | - |
$1,200 23,000 kWh |
$588 69 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 10: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT |
Savings: $760 Cost: - |
$386 | 7,292 | $374 | 44 | - | - | - | - |
$386 7,292 kWh |
$374 44 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $558,336 Cost: $1,175,155 |
$152,934 | 2,885,910 | $45,865 | 5,358 | $490,272 | 88,477 | $(-130,735) | - | $152,934 2,885,910 kWh |
$45,865 5,358 kW-months/year |
$490,272 88,477 MMBtu |
$(-130,735) - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $67,800 Cost: $67,627 |
$38,808 | 732,594 | $15,133 | 1,768 | $13,859 | 2,504 | - | - | $38,808 732,594 kWh |
$15,133 1,768 kW-months/year |
$13,859 2,504 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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