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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 | 2016 |
| Principal Product | Plastic trash bags |
| NAICS | 326111 - Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2673 - Bags: Plastics, Laminated, & Coated |
| Sales | $10,000,000-$50,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 186 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 190,000 |
| Annual Production | 54,000,000 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,472 |
| Location (State) | TX |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $679,235 | 15,704,684 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $466,694 | 37,360 | kW-months/year | $12.49 |
| Electricity Fees | $24,081 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $6,872 | 827 | MMBtu | $8.31 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,176,882 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $42,365 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | $16,590 | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Personnel Changes | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Personnel Changes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $15,000 Cost: $5,150 |
$15,000 | 374,500 | - | - | - | - |
$15,000 374,500 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $11,480 Cost: $4,000 |
$8,320 | 208,000 | $3,160 | 290 | - | - |
$8,320 208,000 kWh |
$3,160 290 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.7122 DISCONNECT BALLASTS |
Savings: $5,680 Cost: $730 |
$4,100 | 102,530 | $1,580 | 145 | - | - |
$4,100 102,530 kWh |
$1,580 145 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4314 USE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT |
Savings: $4,095 Cost: - |
$2,950 | 73,987 | $1,145 | 105 | - | - |
$2,950 73,987 kWh |
$1,145 105 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $3,875 Cost: $450 |
$1,675 | 41,930 | $2,200 | 202 | - | - |
$1,675 41,930 kWh |
$2,200 202 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.4221 INSTALL COMPRESSOR AIR INTAKES IN COOLEST LOCATIONS |
Savings: $1,220 Cost: $450 |
$880 | 22,000 | $340 | 31 | - | - |
$880 22,000 kWh |
$340 31 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $1,015 Cost: $240 |
$200 | 4,945 | $75 | 7 | $740 | - |
$200 4,945 kWh |
$75 7 kW-months/year |
$740 - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $42,365 Cost: $11,020 |
$33,125 | 827,892 | $8,500 | 780 | $740 | - | $33,125 827,892 kWh |
$8,500 780 kW-months/year |
$740 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: $16,590 Cost: $4,240 |
$11,470 | 286,932 | $4,380 | 402 | $740 | - | $11,470 286,932 kWh |
$4,380 402 kW-months/year |
$740 - $ |
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