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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 | University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
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| Assessment Year | 2023 |
| Principal Product | Wood Pellets and Industrial Wood Flour |
| NAICS | 321219 - Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2493 - Reconstituted Wood Products |
| Sales | $5,000,000-$10,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 25 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 110,000 |
| Annual Production | 42,000 Tons |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 6,240 |
| Location (State) | NC |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $477,255 | 8,600,018 | kWh | $0.06 |
| Electricity Demand | $399,613 | 29,160 | kW-months/year | $13.70 |
| Electricity Fees | $(-119,537) | - | $ | - |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $757,331 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $457,022 | *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 | Electricity Fees | Electricity Usage | Electricity Demand | Electricity Fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.4231 REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED |
Savings: $15,760 Cost: - |
$10,656 | 193,739 | $5,104 | 373 | - | - |
$10,656 193,739 kWh |
$5,104 373 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 02: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $5,274 Cost: $7,400 |
$2,991 | 54,380 | $2,283 | 167 | - | - |
$2,991 54,380 kWh |
$2,283 167 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 03: 2.3414 BURN WASTE TO PRODUCE STEAM TO DRIVE A STEAM TURBINE GENERATOR SET AND USE STEAM EXHAUST FOR HEAT |
Savings: $314,706 Cost: $1,607,040 |
$212,778 | 3,868,699 | $101,928 | 7,440 | - | - |
$212,778 3,868,699 kWh |
$101,928 7,440 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 04: 2.4111 UTILIZE ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELTS AND OTHER IMPROVED MECHANISMS |
Savings: $13,869 Cost: $14,141 |
$9,377 | 170,491 | $4,492 | 328 | - | - |
$9,377 170,491 kWh |
$4,492 328 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 05: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $47,565 Cost: $84,000 |
$32,160 | 584,721 | $15,405 | 1,124 | - | - |
$32,160 584,721 kWh |
$15,405 1,124 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 06: 2.4146 USE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE OR MULTIPLE SPEED MOTORS ON EXISTING SYSTEM |
Savings: $59,248 Cost: - |
$40,059 | 728,342 | $19,189 | 1,401 | - | - |
$40,059 728,342 kWh |
$19,189 1,401 kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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| 07: 2.3212 OPTIMIZE PLANT POWER FACTOR |
Savings: $600 Cost: $6,750 |
- | - | - | - | $600 | - |
- - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
$600 - $ |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $457,022 Cost: $1,719,331 |
$308,020 | 5,600,372 | $148,401 | 10,832 | $600 | - | $308,020 5,600,372 kWh |
$148,401 10,832 kW-months/year |
$600 - $ |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - kW-months/year |
- - $ |
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