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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 | University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
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| Assessment Year | 2023 |
| Principal Product | Bubble Wrap, Instapak Film, Jiffylite |
| NAICS | 326112 - Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2671 - Paper Coated & Laminated, Packaging |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 140 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 164,000 |
| Annual Production | 26,455,471 Pounds |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | NC |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $503,452 | 13,392,237 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $287,019 | 26,129 | kW-months/year | $10.98 |
| Electricity Fees | $10,854 | - | $ | - |
| Fuel Oil #2 | $240,165 | 8,248 | MMBtu | $29.12 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $1,041,490 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $153,005 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Fuel Oil #2 | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Fuel Oil #2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | kWh | $ | kW-months/year | $ | MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01: 2.2123 INSULATE FEEDWATER TANK |
Savings: $2,497 Cost: $500 |
- | - | - | - | $2,497 | 86 |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$2,497 86 MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $31,506 Cost: $10,000 |
$(-994) | (-26,162) | $(-491) | (-45) | $32,991 | 1,133 |
$(-994) (-26,162) kWh |
$(-491) (-45) kW-months/year |
$32,991 1,133 MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.4239 ELIMINATE OR REDUCE COMPRESSED AIR USAGE |
Savings: $5,158 Cost: $10,000 |
$3,695 | 97,236 | $1,463 | 133 | - | - |
$3,695 97,236 kWh |
$1,463 133 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $2,300 Cost: - |
$1,648 | 43,362 | $652 | 59 | - | - |
$1,648 43,362 kWh |
$652 59 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.2612 USE COOLING TOWER WATER INSTEAD OF REFRIGERATION |
Savings: $16,265 Cost: $70,000 |
$16,265 | 428,025 | - | - | - | - |
$16,265 428,025 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.1321 REPLACE FOSSIL FUEL EQUIPMENT WITH ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $95,279 Cost: $350,000 |
$(-73,484) | (-1,933,787) | $(-71,403) | (-6,500) | $240,165 | 8,248 |
$(-73,484) (-1,933,787) kWh |
$(-71,403) (-6,500) kW-months/year |
$240,165 8,248 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $153,005 Cost: $440,500 |
$(-52,870) | (-1,391,326) | $(-69,779) | (-6,352) | $275,653 | 9,466 | $(-52,870) (-1,391,326) kWh |
$(-69,779) (-6,352) kW-months/year |
$275,653 9,466 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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