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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.
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| IAC Center | Texas A&M, College Station |
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| Assessment Year | 2015 |
| Principal Product | Polystyrene beverage and food containers |
| NAICS | 326140 - Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3086 - Plastics Foam Products |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 260 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 300,000 |
| Annual Production | 30,000,000 Pieces |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,640 |
| Location (State) | TX |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $1,159,220 | 29,171,140 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $263,893 | 55,641 | kW-months/year | $4.74 |
| Electricity Fees | $27,734 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $1,047,669 | 180,838 | MMBtu | $5.79 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $2,498,516 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $99,987 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $73,236 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Ancillary Material Cost | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | Ancillary Material Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $34,785 Cost: $15,000 |
$29,521 | 797,878 | $5,264 | 1,108 | - | - | - | - |
$29,521 797,878 kWh |
$5,264 1,108 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $26,669 Cost: $18 |
$22,633 | 611,706 | $4,036 | 850 | - | - | - | - |
$22,633 611,706 kWh |
$4,036 850 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.2121 INCREASE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATE RETURNED |
Savings: $26,256 Cost: $6,650 |
$250 | 6,760 | $43 | 9 | $25,963 | 4,862 | - | - |
$250 6,760 kWh |
$43 9 kW-months/year |
$25,963 4,862 MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT |
Savings: $5,862 Cost: - |
$4,975 | 134,462 | $887 | 187 | - | - | - | - |
$4,975 134,462 kWh |
$887 187 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $2,711 Cost: $1,881 |
$384 | 10,396 | $67 | 14 | - | - | $2,260 | - |
$384 10,396 kWh |
$67 14 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$2,260 - $ |
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| 06: 2.7135 INSTALL OCCUPANCY SENSORS |
Savings: $2,188 Cost: $1,680 |
$2,188 | 59,178 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$2,188 59,178 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $709 Cost: $413 |
$604 | 16,330 | $105 | 22 | - | - | - | - |
$604 16,330 kWh |
$105 22 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 08: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $347 Cost: $40 |
$295 | 7,959 | $52 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
$295 7,959 kWh |
$52 11 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 09: 2.6242 MINIMIZE OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT MAINTAINED IN STANDBY CONDITION |
Savings: $290 Cost: $18 |
$290 | 7,735 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$290 7,735 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 10: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $148 Cost: $50 |
$148 | 3,996 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$148 3,996 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| 11: 2.6242 MINIMIZE OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT MAINTAINED IN STANDBY CONDITION |
Savings: $22 Cost: - |
$22 | 596 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
$22 596 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
- - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $99,987 Cost: $25,750 |
$61,310 | 1,656,996 | $10,454 | 2,201 | $25,963 | 4,862 | $2,260 | - | $61,310 1,656,996 kWh |
$10,454 2,201 kW-months/year |
$25,963 4,862 MMBtu |
$2,260 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $73,236 Cost: $19,010 |
$60,617 | 1,638,281 | $10,359 | 2,181 | - | - | $2,260 | - | $60,617 1,638,281 kWh |
$10,359 2,181 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
$2,260 - $ |
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