Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open
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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 | 2025 |
| Principal Product | Signs |
| NAICS | 339950 - Sign Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3993 - Signs And Advertising Specialities |
| Sales | $50,000,000-$100,000,000 |
| # of Employees | 50 |
| Plant Area (Sq.Ft.) | 72,000 |
| Annual Production | 5,000 Units |
| Production Hrs. Annual | 3,276 |
| Location (State) | NC |
| Source | Yearly Cost | Usage | Unit | Unit Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Usage | $165,218 | 1,420,302 | kWh | $0.12 |
| Electricity Fees | $504 | - | $ | - |
| Natural Gas | $47,587 | 4,222 | MMBtu | $11.27 |
| TOTAL ENERGY COSTS | $213,309 | |||
| RECOMMENDED SAVINGS* | $89,535 | *Non-energy impacts included in savings. See recommendations below |
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| IMPLEMENTED SAVINGS* | - | |||
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Savings Cost |
Status | Electricity Usage | Natural Gas | Electricity Usage | Natural Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 01: 2.7142 UTILIZE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LAMPS AND/OR BALLASTS |
Savings: $6,083 Cost: $8,883 |
$7,447 | 64,201 | $(-1,364) | (-121) |
$7,447 64,201 kWh |
$(-1,364) (-121) MMBtu |
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| 02: 2.4236 ELIMINATE LEAKS IN INERT GAS AND COMPRESSED AIR LINES/ VALVES |
Savings: $912 Cost: $420 |
$912 | 7,862 | - | - |
$912 7,862 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
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| 03: 2.7124 MAKE A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT NEEDED |
Savings: $1,748 Cost: - |
$1,748 | 15,070 | - | - |
$1,748 15,070 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
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| 04: 2.2511 INSULATE BARE EQUIPMENT |
Savings: $38,059 Cost: $9,385 |
$38,059 | 328,096 | - | - |
$38,059 328,096 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
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| 05: 2.9114 USE SOLAR HEAT TO MAKE ELECTRICTY |
Savings: $33,575 Cost: $187,740 |
$33,575 | 289,440 | - | - |
$33,575 289,440 kWh |
- - MMBtu |
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| 06: 2.7312 MINIMIZE USE OF OUTSIDE MAKE-UP AIR FOR VENTILATION EXCEPT WHEN USED FOR ECONOMIZER CYCLE |
Savings: $9,158 Cost: $8,500 |
- | - | $9,158 | 813 |
- - kWh |
$9,158 813 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL RECOMMENDED |
Savings: $89,535 Cost: $214,928 |
$81,741 | 704,669 | $7,794 | 692 | $81,741 704,669 kWh |
$7,794 692 MMBtu |
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| TOTAL IMPLEMENTED |
Savings: - Cost: - |
- | - | - | - | - - kWh |
- - MMBtu |
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