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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.
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| IAC Center | University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
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| Assessment Year | 2023 |
| Principal Product | micro-optics; glass and silicon wafers |
| NAICS | 333314 - Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3827 - Optical Instruments And Lenses |
| Sales | $100,000,000-$500,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 50 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 100,000 |
| Annual Production | 400,000 Units |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 8,760 |
| Location (State) | NC |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $461,066 | 12,304,652 | kWh | $0.04 |
| Electricity Demand | $240,747 | 24,969 | kW-months/year | $9.64 |
| Electricity Fees | $741 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $133,637 | 12,714 | MMBtu | $10.51 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $836,191 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $103,378 | *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 | Natural Gas | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Natural Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.6221 USE MOST EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AT IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND LESS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY |
Savings: $50,657 Cost: $5,000 |
$40,459 | 1,093,485 | $10,198 | 1,058 | - | - |
$40,459 1,093,485 kWh |
$10,198 1,058 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $9,378 Cost: $25,947 |
$5,444 | 147,145 | $3,934 | 408 | - | - |
$5,444 147,145 kWh |
$3,934 408 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.2437 RECOVER WASTE HEAT FROM EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $12,396 Cost: $15,000 |
$(-186) | (-5,037) | $(-67) | (-7) | $12,649 | 1,203 |
$(-186) (-5,037) kWh |
$(-67) (-7) kW-months/year |
$12,649 1,203 MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $6,174 Cost: - |
$4,550 | 122,970 | $1,624 | 168 | - | - |
$4,550 122,970 kWh |
$1,624 168 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $12,085 Cost: $35,000 |
$8,906 | 240,705 | $3,179 | 330 | - | - |
$8,906 240,705 kWh |
$3,179 330 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $5,760 Cost: - |
$4,245 | 114,722 | $1,515 | 157 | - | - |
$4,245 114,722 kWh |
$1,515 157 kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| 07: 2.7241 INSTALL OUTSIDE AIR DAMPER / ECONOMIZER ON HVAC UNIT |
Savings: $6,928 Cost: $5,000 |
$6,928 | 187,250 | - | - | - | - |
$6,928 187,250 kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $103,378 Cost: $85,947 |
$70,346 | 1,901,240 | $20,384 | 2,114 | $12,649 | 1,203 | $70,346 1,901,240 kWh |
$20,384 2,114 kW-months/year |
$12,649 1,203 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - MMBtu |
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